Bush is handing out $600.00 to us. His Iraqi puppet is handing out $8000.00 at a crack

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http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gS0fYfe5zZt6iQE18h09Ejob8mtgD91SF2SG0

Iraq handing out cash to people on the streets

By SALLY BUZBEE and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA – 2 hours ago

BAGHDAD (AP) — It is a politician's dream: Handing out cold, hard cash to people on the street as they plead for help. Iraq's prime minister has been doing just that in recent weeks, doling out Iraqi dinars as an aide trails behind, keeping a tally.

The handouts by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and a handful of other top officials are authorized — as long as each goes no higher than about $8,000, and the same people don't get them twice. Aides say they are meant merely to ease the pain a bit, and are motivated by a belief that better conditions will lead to more security.

The cash handouts are just one small — if eye-catching — part of a major investment push this summer by Iraq's government. The aim is to rebuild basic services and jumpstart Iraq's damaged economy by quickly distributing as much of the country's glut of oil revenue as possible.

U.S. officials and a fed-up American public are urging exactly that — for Iraq to spend its own money, not America's, to rebuild the country now that violence has eased.

Yet the new Iraqi effort runs a high risk of failure: The government is disorganized, fears of favoritism remain and the shadow of corruption haunts every step.

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1. The perfect photo op in D.C.

A few hard-up families should show up at the door of The People's House and ask for $8,000. After they're arrested and released, they'll have a hell of a story to tell.

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2. Thank you. K&R! nt

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3. Definetly a good post but where did the money come from? It didn't say it was from US or not.

I read below the $8,000 amount that the Iraqi's were making $70 billion from oil revenues this year - is that the money Maliki is handing out? Just wondered.

The article did go on to say the US was giving some cities 100 mil ($383 total) to rebuild though so that is clear.

Thanks for posting the article!