Missouri democrat to ex-Marine whose office is charged with mishandling millions of dollars intended for Afghanistan reconstruction. "I don't mean to be cruel. I don't think you're the right person for this job."
Bob DreyfussQuote of the Day: "I don’t mean to be cruel. I don’t think you’re the right person for this job." —Senator Claire McCaskill, Missouri Democrat, in November, speaking to Arnold Fields, the ex-Marine who heads the office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, who resigned this week. His office is charged with reviewing $56 billion in US funds spent in Afghanistan to economic projects and other uses. The budget for SIGAR is $46 million a year. So far its intepid watchdogs have sniffed out a grand total of $8 million wrongly spent. I think I could find another $46 million.
Bob DreyfussBob Dreyfuss, a Nation contributing editor, is an independent investigative journalist who specializes in politics and national security.