Klaus
Refugee
BBC News
You think it's a good idea to shift the money from "long-term" projects like water- and energy supply to security?
A cross-party committee of the US Congress has criticised the Bush administration for the slow progress of reconstruction in Iraq.
Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee expressed frustration that only $1bn out of a $18bn reconstruction fund approved last year had been spent.
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STATE DEPARTMENT PROPOSAL
Police, border patrols and other security measures to be boosted by $1.8bn to $5bn
Water and sewer programs to shrink from $4.2bn to about $1.9bn
Electricity to be reduced by more than $1bn from $5.47bn
You think it's a good idea to shift the money from "long-term" projects like water- and energy supply to security?