Read more Iraq reconstruction stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18865/iraq-reconstruction.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:13:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74550/us-fears-53b-in-iraq-reconstruction-will-go-to-ruin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs the American troop withdrawal nears, US officials fear the $53 billion taxpayers have spent since 2003 to rebuild Iraq will be squandered. Facilities from power plants and water treatment facilities to schools and hospitals are at risk of being neglected or abandoned for lack of funding or expertise, the...http://www.newser.com/story/74550/us-fears-53b-in-iraq-reconstruction-will-go-to-ruin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Nov 2009 10:35:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/51873/economic-woes-threaten-iraqs-stability.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCountries around the world are suffering budget shortfalls and declining exports, but few nations have seen as calamitous a fall in revenues as Iraq. As oil prices have plummeted and American financial support has dried up, Iraq is canceling projects and struggling to pay government employees. As the New York...http://www.newser.com/story/51873/economic-woes-threaten-iraqs-stability.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Feb 2009 7:56:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50858/inquiry-into-iraqi-graft-expands-to-top-us-officers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe United States' poor track record on rebuilding Iraq has long been chalked up to lousy planning by Pentagon brass. But an expanding investigation by federal authorities adds another element to the mix: possible corruption by the military commanders who oversaw reconstruction in the Wild West days after the invasion,...http://www.newser.com/story/50858/inquiry-into-iraqi-graft-expands-to-top-us-officers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Feb 2009 0:30:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45252/us-bungled-iraq-rebuilding-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHostile Pentagon planners and government turf wars have hobbled US attempts to rebuild Iraq, which failed to improve facilities since the days of Saddam Hussein, a searing federal report says. The unpublished history adds that when efforts lagged, the Pentagon publicly lied about them. Led by a Republican lawyer, the...http://www.newser.com/story/45252/us-bungled-iraq-rebuilding-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 13 Dec 2008 19:26:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34239/iraq-has-79b-budget-surplus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Iraqi government could end this year with as much as a $79 billion cumulative budget surplus, based largely on ever-increasing oil revenues, US congressional auditors say. A report by the Government Accountability Office made public today prompted renewed calls from senators that Baghdad pay more of the bill for...http://www.newser.com/story/34239/iraq-has-79b-budget-surplus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 Aug 2008 19:45:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33057/foreign-companies-cash-in-on-stable-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith security and stability on the rise, Iraq’s government is turning its attention, and its generous budget, toward reconstruction. That’s led to some big opportunities for Western businesses, which are scrambling to get a cut of the country’s $25 billion reconstruction budget. Iraq, which lacks the resources to rebuild on...http://www.newser.com/story/33057/foreign-companies-cash-in-on-stable-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Jul 2008 12:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26082/iraq-to-net-record-70b-oil-windfall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS analysts estimate that record-breaking oil prices and a fall in insurgent attacks on pipelines will boost Iraq oil revenue this year to $70 billion—double earlier estimates, the Wall Street Journal reports. The latest figure has sparked a call among US lawmakers to demand that Iraq pay more of...http://www.newser.com/story/26082/iraq-to-net-record-70b-oil-windfall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Apr 2008 2:58:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23152/armys-role-in-iraq-turning-personal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter five years of war, the US military is enmeshed in virtually all aspects of Iraqi life—a common development in such engagements but one that can prove to be a double-edged sword for military efficiency, writes Lawrence Kaplan in the policy forum Bitter Lemons. "American units slowly melt into...http://www.newser.com/story/23152/armys-role-in-iraq-turning-personal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Apr 2008 23:21:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22741/bush-praises-iraqi-offensive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Bush praised the government of Iraq today for the offensive launched three days ago against militias in Basra, painting it as a sign of progress toward the goals of the US war, the AP reports. Bush also criticized Congress for calling for troop withdrawals so the military’s attention could...http://www.newser.com/story/22741/bush-praises-iraqi-offensive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Mar 2008 16:47:06 CDT