As the date for the US troop withdrawal from Iraq nears, questions
have been raised over those who do not leave the war zone empty-handed,
as billions of dollars have reportedly been wasted or stolen during the
military intervention.
Some arrests have been made of individual soldiers making cash on the side, but the big players behind the losses remain at large.
The number of people indicted and convicted by the US for bribery, fraud and theft in Iraq and Afghanistan has never been so high.
Among those is a marine in Iraq who sent home $43,000 in stolen cash by hiding it in a footlocker among American flags.
Another soldier shipped home thousands of dollars concealed in a toy stuffed animal.
Michael O’Brien, the author of America’s Failure in Iraq says “They go after people who stole $43,000. That’s great; they should go after that, but what about on a larger scale?” More
Some arrests have been made of individual soldiers making cash on the side, but the big players behind the losses remain at large.
The number of people indicted and convicted by the US for bribery, fraud and theft in Iraq and Afghanistan has never been so high.
Among those is a marine in Iraq who sent home $43,000 in stolen cash by hiding it in a footlocker among American flags.
Another soldier shipped home thousands of dollars concealed in a toy stuffed animal.
Michael O’Brien, the author of America’s Failure in Iraq says “They go after people who stole $43,000. That’s great; they should go after that, but what about on a larger scale?” More
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