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GOP Declares Iraq War Over, Fires Inspector General

Via Kevin Drum:

The Pentagon budget signed a couple of weeks ago includes a hard date for putting Stuart Bowen, the Inspector General for Iraq, out of business:
The order comes in the form of an obscure provision that terminates his federal oversight agency, the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, on Oct. 1, 2007. The clause was inserted by the Republican side of the House Armed Services Committee over the objections of Democratic counterparts during a closed-door conference, and it has generated surprise and some outrage among lawmakers who say they had no idea it was in the final legislation.
That's a real shocker, isn't it? The official excuse from Duncan Hunter (R–Running For President), who inserted the provision, is that he wanted to return to a "non-wartime footing" for all this inspection stuff.

I'll make a deal with the Republicans, you can fire the Inspector General when the troops are out of Iraq. You know, when we are no longer on a "war-time footing."

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    Another serving (none / 0) (#1)
    by Che's Lounge on Fri Nov 03, 2006 at 09:42:32 AM EST
    of Duncan (Noodles Jefferson) Hunter.

    Thanks Noodles.

    Entrenched corruption... (none / 0) (#2)
    by desertswine on Fri Nov 03, 2006 at 09:50:01 AM EST
    Ethics?  We don't need no stinkin' ethics.

    reconstruction is indeed over (none / 0) (#3)
    by soccerdad on Fri Nov 03, 2006 at 10:03:51 AM EST
    Increased levels of destruction will commence after the election, before the new Congress is seated.

    Bowen (none / 0) (#4)
    by Che's Lounge on Fri Nov 03, 2006 at 04:35:01 PM EST
    was on CSPAN today. He sounded very articulate and honest. One more witness for the prosecution.

    On the Subject of Iraq, There's a Poll on Lou Dob (none / 0) (#5)
    by joeldm on Fri Nov 03, 2006 at 05:50:00 PM EST
     . . . entitled:

    "Do you believe the Democrats have a plan to win in Iraq?"

    You can find the poll here:

    http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/lou.dobbs.tonight/

    Take it!
    JoeL