In Iraq, “corruption and its consequences are the fuel that sustains the insurgency”
James Mattil, who had been Chief of Staff for the Office of Accountability and Transparency (OAT), says that OAT was set up to “provide assistance, training, and support to Iraq’s anti-corruption agencies.” He says that OAT was under-staffed and had no operating budget, and that whenever OAT tried to implement U.S. policy, “our own officials blocked us.” He says that “corruption and its consequences are the fuel that sustains the insurgency, providing the money, the people and the motivation to fight Americans in Iraq.” (0:56)
May 12, 2008
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May 12th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Great quote, thanks for making this available, I may use it is that OK?
Here is a related AP story : http://tinyurl.com/6awbcy