Teribus, please provide some cites for what you purport. From what I've read and cited, the rebuilding of nations has always come under aegis of the UN and therefore several countries were invited to bid for the work needed to be done afterwards. Shrub et al have used an "urgency" excuse to make this an exclusive Americna rebuiliding and limited the bidding to companies which 1) donated millions to GOP campaigns 2) have strong ties with Cheney and the Shrub family. They are doing this all with our tax dollars and I for one resent the hell out of it.