Keeping Track

"Embassy Baghdad has had difficulty controlling and accurately accounting for its U.S. government property," says a report by state department auditors. Some examples of missing items: 159 vehicles, 1,069 chairs, 614 mattresses, 681 tables, 563 DVD players. Then, there are the unused items: 2,000 cell phones, 1,000 hand-held radios. We're looking at a cost of $60,000,000, which is chickenfeed in our GWOT, true. But, it is our money and when you realize that this is not an isolated event you just have to wonder at the management skills of our employees.