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In January 2006, things already looked pretty grim for Iraq. Reconstruction wasn't done, with billions of dollars of work left. Electricity was only on for half the day - or less. Unemployment rates are similar to ours during the Great Depression. There simply isn't the money in the Iraqi economy to finish the job. Profits from the oil industry, which was supposed to pay for everything, were at the lowest point since the war began. The US is planning to stop aid at the end of this year - and the "Coalition" has only given a quarter of what it promised. So where's the money going to come from?
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