Water, santitation, and electrical services in Iraq have been severely compromised since the U.S. invasion in 2003 (file photo) (AFP) 27 January 2006 -- A government auditor in Washington says U.S.-funded programs to rebuild electric power and water systems in Iraq have fallen far short of original plans.
The study says that as a result, only 49 of 136 water and sanitation projects will be completed.
It says changes in strategy over how to spend some $18 billion allocated for Iraq reconstruction resulted in more than $5 billion being shifted to other uses.
(Reuters, AFP)
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