By now most people have heard the story of the $780 million in cash
stashed in various places around Baghdad (including, of all places, a
dog pound). It’s certainly an interesting tale, and it has apparently
raised an interesting question: whose money is it?
Lt. Colonel Philip DeCamp, the commander of the tank battalion that
occupies the Republican Palace, asserts, “this money belongs to the
U.S. government.”
Lt. Mark Kitchens of Central Command says instead, “all money found is
the property of the Iraqi people.”
I agree with the latter, and find it intriguing that anyone would think
otherwise. It should be fun to see if the U.S. government attempts to
take the money as its own…