Casey, Corker Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Urge Greater International Support for Iraq Reconstruction
By newsdesk - Posted on April 3rd, 2008
April 2, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC –U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Bob Corker (R-TN), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a bipartisan resolution to urge other nations, especially Iraq’s neighbors, to carry through on earlier pledges to fund Iraq’s reconstruction activities. The United States has already spent approximately $29 billion on reconstruction activities and has authorized another $16.5 billion more for reconstruction assistance.
“It is not right that the United States, which has sacrificed so many bright young men and women in Iraq, should also be bearing the lion’s share of the burden when it comes to funding reconstruction assistance for Iraq,” said Casey. “It is time for the international community to get off the fence, especially Iraq’s neighbors who have the most to gain from a more stable nation on their borders.”
“A stable and successful Iraq is in the best interest of the broader Middle East and the international community as a whole. To date, reconstruction assistance has helped restore social, economic, and political infrastructure across the country,” said Corker. “With the full investment of funds that have been pledged to Iraq, the nation will be capable of supporting its own needs sooner.”
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), in December, and the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, in January, both released reports stating that Iraq’s neighbors and other key international partners are not holding up their end of the bargain when it comes to carrying through on pledges of economic reconstruction assistance to Iraq. Since 2003, international donors have pledged more than $16 billion in assistance for reconstruction activities in Iraq, but have only disbursed less than half that amount. The Administration has requested almost $5 billion in the current fiscal year for additional U.S. funding of Iraq reconstruction assistance.
Source: Senator Bob Casey
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