Pentagon Report: 146,000-troop Iraq Occupation, Supposed to Cost $ 2 Bilion a Month, Actually Costing $ 3.9 Billion, Needs to be "Supercharged" with

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U.S.-led reconstruction efforts in Iraq must be “supercharged” with more people and funding, a Pentagon advisory panel says. The Defense Department agency overseeing the rebuilding has made progress, “but it lacks the resources, personnel and flexibility to move into the next stage of the mission,” according to a new report.

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