33 BILLIONS PLEDGED FROM OTHER NATIONS FOR IRAQ:
That's a surprise!
2 reflections:
--this money came only after countries were assured that the money they give can actually be paid to corporations within their country, to help Iraq.
--$4.5 Billions were pledged earlier to reconstruct Afghanistan, but only half that amount has actually been given.
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OR WAS ONLY $ THIRTEEEN BILLION PLEDGED? ['at least $13 billion over 5 years', says NYT25OCT] (over the years:grants & loans--to a nation already $125 billion in debt (!) ).GannettNewsSvc. [25OCT] says: $56 billion needed over 4 years.
$20 billion (more!) scheduled from U.S. /WEALTHY, CHINTZY SAUDI ARABIA $1billion (half in LOANS) thru 2007./ Total $5 billion from other countries pledged for 2004./
It still remains true that WE BROKE IT, WE BOUGHT IT.