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- Total estimated costs for reconstruction is $50 billion
- An estimated $8.8 billion has been lost through corruption
- Over 900 civilian contractor fatalities reported
- Reconstruction contractors face continuous violence
- Many argue the process would be faster and more efficient if local Iraqi firms were used
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Iraq reconstruction, in the aftermath of the 2003 Invasion, has become a major project of the international community, notably the United States, and the Iraqi people. Efforts have focused on rebuilding vital infrastructure like water supply systems, sewage treatment centers, electrical power plants, schools, hospitals and health clinics, housing and transportation networks, as well as promoting the economic development and the formation of a criminal justice system and government institutions. Most of the reconstruction that has been completed has been due to the efforts and initiative of the Iraqi people. However, funding and support has come from the United States, United Nations and World Bank, primarily for large scale projects. Thus far, the reconstruction process has been plagued by problems stemming from inadequate security, corruption, insufficient funding and poor cooperation between international agencies and local communities.
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Iraq Reconstruction Questions
Since we have a reconstruction of Martha Washington, how about one for George Washington? 3 AnswersIn 200 years will you want to be remembered as a chubby geriatric or in your prime of life? George Washington has been reinvented several times already. Perhaps... read more
Would a stable democratic Iraq government funnel money to Hamas and Hezbollah? 3 AnswersThey COULD do it, there is nothing to prevent any "stable democratic government" to spend their money as they please. The US, for one, has a long history of "fu... read more
With the Memorial holiday weekend coming up I have some questions; Why are we still in Iraq? And why are we still sending troops in there? 2 AnswersIraq is still a problem because there needs to be a clear exit strategy. The way the war was initiated, it now becomes very difficult to exit without leaving a ... read more
How close is nuclear weapons? Please cite sources and develop consensus range based on them. 8 AnswersEverything I have seen through googleing and such seems to suggest that Iran is about 2 years away from having nuclear weapons. Before the argument that they ar... read more -
Iraq Reconstruction Timeline
- House.gov: Iraq Reconstruction Chronology

