City of Baghdad wants 1 billion dollars from the US

[Bateluer]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/17/us-iraq-usa-damages-idUSTRE71G2T820110217

The city's government issued its demands in a statement on Wednesday that said Baghdad's infrastructure and aesthetics have been seriously damaged by the American military.

"The U.S. forces changed this beautiful city to a camp in an ugly and destructive way, which reflected deliberate ignorance and carelessness about the simplest forms of public taste," the statement said.

Oh jeez. First, the Coalition has pumped 500+ billion into Iraqi infrastructure and economy. So, we can just take that 1 billion off what they owe us for that.

Second, I believe Baghdad was a dump before Desert Storm, the product of Saddam's 'policies'.

Guess the sense of entitlement isn't limited to just liberals in the US though. Doesn't bode well for Humanity as a whole, does it?

 

[her209]

Weren't we going to be paid back with oil revenue generated by the Iraqi government?

 

[IceBergSLiM]

they never asked us to come there though so your logic is flawed.

 

[Phokus]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/17/us-iraq-usa-damages-idUSTRE71G2T820110217



Oh jeez. First, the Coalition has pumped 500+ billion into Iraqi infrastructure and economy. So, we can just take that 1 billion off what they owe us for that.

Second, I believe Baghdad was a dump before Desert Storm, the product of Saddam's 'policies'.

Guess the sense of entitlement isn't limited to just liberals in the US though. Doesn't bode well for Humanity as a whole, does it?

Man why can't Iraqis be grateful for invading them on false pretenses? THOSE WELFARE QUEENS.

Conservatives are literally the dumbest motherfuckers on the face of this planet.

 

[soundforbjt]

Bush & Rumsfeld should pay it out of their books sales and appearance monies.

 

[Bateluer]

they never asked us to come there though so your logic is flawed.

Not like an oppressed people can easily ask for help.

Being prior military, I'm going to disregard the ass clowns in P&N who have no clue.

 

[Phokus]

Not like an oppressed people can easily ask for help.

Being prior military, I'm going to disregard the ass clowns in P&N who have no clue.

Not only should we rebuild their cities, we should bend over backwards for them to make it better than before we invaded. That, and include a line item on everyone's payroll check that indicates how much of your check went into invading and rebuilding their country; that's the only way you shithead neo-cons will EVER learn - you don't fucking invade a country unless you have a VERY good reason with VERY good proof to back it up.

 

[Deeko]

Ha!

 

[HomerJS]

Bush & Rumsfeld should pay it out of their books sales and appearance monies.

Chain-ee should pony up some money also

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Ah what the hell, just pay it with some of the stimulus money, I'm sure there's some shovel ready jobs in Baghdad

 

[nageov3t]

I demand Canada give us a billion dollars for burning down the White House.

 

[dmcowen674]

City of Baghdad wants 1 billion dollars from the US

They can pound sand

 

[Jaskalas]

Not only should we rebuild their cities, we should bend over backwards for them to make it better than before we invaded.

Does that include leaving our military there on the streets to protect our investment?

 

[Kadarin]

They can pound sand

This.

 

[her209]

they never asked us to come there though so your logic is flawed.

Greeted as liberators we were. Rose flower petals at our feet. Freedom is on the march!

 

[LumbergTech]

Does that include leaving our military there on the streets to protect our investment?

you do realize the difference between it being its former self and the pile of shit it is today is that we destroyed it? what makes you think we will do a better job than them at preserving their own city once it is built?

 

[piasabird]

We already spent that much money in IRAQ. So we should call it even and just leave them to it.

 

[JTsyo]

Then maybe we should ask for restitution for materiel destroyed by Iraqi citizens.

 

[irishScott]

Weren't we going to be paid back with oil revenue generated by the Iraqi government?

Oh no, all that's just going to the top 10 members of the Illuminati's US cell.

 

[Texashiker]

I say we just give them Bush, Obama and Cheney, and call it a fair trade.

 

[soundforbjt]

I say we just give them Bush, Rumsfeld, Wolfewitz (SP?) and Cheney, and call it a fair trade.

Fixed it for you, Obama did not start it.

 

[Texashiker]

Fixed it for you, Obama did not start it.

Thank you.

Should we throw in a 2 for 1 special? Throw in 2 Bushes for the price of 1? After all, George sr. did bomb Baghdad pretty good in 1990 - 1991.

 

[soundforbjt]

Thank you.

Should we throw in a 2 for 1 special? Throw in 2 Bushes for the price of 1? After all, George sr. did bomb Baghdad pretty good in 1990 - 1991.

I'll give HW a pass on that one. Saddam started that one. He can't help that he had idiot offspring.

 

[iGas]

We already spent that much money in IRAQ. So we should call it even and just leave them to it.

Iraq citizens have been demanding for the last 7 years for American to leave them be. I guess Americans are a bit dense.

 

[Blackjack200]

Can they just get it from Eddie Belfour?