9 billion + dollars missing in Iraq

[Wild Cobra]

SO I guess you don't give the same leeway to an organization you despise..got it

Look, I am concerned about the malpractice of handing out funds. I am simply trying to make people think of the implications they make. Unaccounted for is not the same as missing.

[LnGrrrR]

Look, I am concerned about the malpractice of handing out funds. I am simply trying to make people think of the implications they make. Unaccounted for is not the same as missing.

I think it depends on which way you use 'missing'. You can mean missing as "gone forever" or you can mean it as "don't know where it is".

The problem in this case, is that, with the money being unaccountable, there's no way to tell if it's "gone forever" (ie. stolen) or "don't know where it is" (ie. spent on the right things but we have no do entation).

That's why it's such a big deal, I think. No matter how much the government may say, "Don't worry, it wasn't stolen", they simply can't prove it.

[Wild Cobra]

That's why it's such a big deal, I think. No matter how much the government may say, "Don't worry, it wasn't stolen", they simply can't prove it.

I agree it's a concern. Missing is just too general of a word, and "unaccounted for" is the correct term.

Ever been in situations that required rapid action with inadequate manning? How many people do things responsibly?

Now I do fear some or much was stolen. Problem is, there is no way to tell. The State department really screwed up if you ask me. However, I wasn't there to pass adequate judgment, and neither was anyone else here I bet.

[exstatic]

Hint: if you still can't account for it after 5 years, it's officially missing.

[Nbadan]

..I think he can account for it in the 'unaccounted for' file, which is sub-filed under 'missing'..