From a Q&A at the University of Washington's Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, as reported in the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter:
Nethercutt is a member of the House Appropriations Committee that approved President Bush's $87 billion request for military and reconstruction expenses in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Nethercutt and Senor highlighted the return of electricity to Iraq, which now has a higher megawatt output than it did before the war. Reconstruction has targeted schools and hospitals, and the Americans are spending 3,500 percent more on health care than Saddam Hussein did, Senor said.
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During a question-and-answer session, some in the audience questioned the need for the United States to deal with the United Nations.
"I've had my moments where I felt the United Nations was counterproductive to its charter," Nethercutt said.
Aida Kouyoumjian, who grew up and attended school in Baghdad, told Nethercutt she was glad the United States did not rely totally on the U.N. for approval.
