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The US sent pallets of cash to Iraq and that disappeared so a mere 30 Million won't be very hard.
by sschueller 3y ago
The US sent pallets of cash to Iraq and that disappeared so a mere 30 Million won't be very hard.
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- bryanrasmussen 3y agogovernments have significantly greater abilities to disappear cash than private citizens.
- spacecadet 3y agoyeah they literally print the shit
- euroderf 3y agoToo much work and specialized equipment. Pallets are simpler.
- duped 3y agoIt's not like that money was stolen though, it was spent without any kind of controls. The Pentagon disappears far more than $20 billion, the fact it was cash and the logistics in getting it to Iraq and out of the hands of the military is the only interesting part. And it's not really that surprising imo. If you need to pay translators, contractors, bribe local officials or collaborators, assets, etc in a country that doesn't have a functioning banking system you need cash. And it's quicker to deliver some pallets with a C-130 and have guys dump it into duffel bags for whatever they need then to ask Congress nicely to set up bank transfers.
- FireBeyond 3y ago> It's not like that money was stolen though, it was spent without any kind of controls. Even the USG says $6B+ was probably stolen. https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/140471-iraqs-missing-money-real-whodunit https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/14047...