'Marshall Plan' for Iraq Fades - Los Angeles Times

The $18 billion spent in Iraq and stolen by bush/cheney cronies Halliburton and other thieves would have went a long way in restoring New Orleans and the Mississipi gulf coast. But as long as these criminals are in power and the bush cronies in congress have the credit card don't expect much to change.
'Marshall Plan' for Iraq Fades - Los Angeles Times: "Baghdad's roads are an obstacle course of barriers, potholes and debris. Many government and office buildings are either still gutted or strung with webs of electrical wire connecting to generators that run 12 hours on good days. A brown haze fouls the air and pools of sewage overflow dot the streets."