A key lesson of the [inspector general's] experience is that oversight works best when it is up-front, highly visible and forward looking. |
I don't see her beholden to Bush. Because of this fastidious commitment to doing the right thing, she will get in there and understand the rules of the game, what the Court's already decided, and what did the legislation or administration rules say that defined the scope of conduct. |
I've been consumed for a year with the fear we would run out of money to finish projects. |
If the U.S. and the world do not buy the necessary time for Iraq to be able to shoulder their own infrastructure, it will risk undermining, or even reversing, the value of the investments we have made. |
One day's delay is another day's lack of progress. |
That number in fact will be much higher. |
The CPA did not implement adequate financial controls. |
The need for more funding has reached a critical point. |
Though the causes may be numerous and valid, the existence of the gap simply means that the completion of the U.S.-funded portion of Iraq's reconstruction will leave many planned projects on the drawing board. |
What's happened is that an incessant, an insidious insurgency has repeatedly attacked the key infrastructure targets, reducing outputs. |