Economic reconstruction pledges for Iraq

.... made prior to or during the Madrid conference:


Belgium: $5 million-$6 million for 2004

European Union: $230 million for 2004

Iran: Offered to provide electricity and gas

Japan: $1.5 billion the first year; considering a medium-term package for presentation at Madrid.

Philippines: $1 million

South Korea: 200 million over four years in addition to $60 million committed this year

Spain: $300 million for 2004-07

Sweden: $32.7 million for 2004-05

United Kingdom: $900 million for three years, including money contributed since April

United States: $20 billion

World Bank: $3 billion-$5 billion over five years

Source: AP

Now, with one exception (Joe and Jane Taxpayer) this is pretty pitful

Would you like to contribute to the reconstruction of a country still at war? If you don't our oil companies will remember that in determining how much you get.

We lost the first four billion would you like to send good money after bad?

There is no question who the biggest fools are.