US Military Can't Account for 96% of Iraq Reconstuction Billions $$$

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A US federal watchdog has criticized the US military for failing to account properly for billions of dollars it received to help rebuild Iraq.

The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction says the US Department of Defense is unable to account properly for 96% of the money.

Billions have gone to rebuild Iraq but much of the money is impossible to trace, says a US auditOut of just over $9bn (£5.8bn), $8.7bn is unaccounted for.

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