A little-known, Pentagon-run civilian force will be responsible for spearheading the effort to rebuilding Iraq's infrastructure.
"The plan has been quietly taking shape for at least six months... Garner came back to finish it, arriving in Kuwait as head of a little-known, Pentagon-run civilian force positioning itself to take over and rebuild Iraq... U.S. AID already has solicited bids from private American companies for hundreds of millions of dollars to rebuild and run Iraq's roads, ports, airports, schools, hospitals and water and sewer systems... Among the companies AID selected to compete for the construction contract are Bechtel Group Inc., Southern California-based Fluor Corp. and Kellogg Brown & Root, a division of Halliburton Co., the company Dick Cheney headed before running for vice president."
Thanks to Chris Steins
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