Iraq continues to spiral out of control, more abductions

It's no wonder Bush's numbers are showing signs of strain and people want the country to move in a new direction.  An Egyption diplomat was abducted along with other foreign nationals.  Meanwhile the US death toll stands at 903 and we are no closer to "mission accomplished", whatever that was supposed to mean.

With all of the recent abductions, I still wonder why the US has been bringing in so many foreign nationals.  Why are we not hiring local Iraqis for these jobs that are supposed to be for rebuilding Iraq?  I wasn't aware of the unemployment numbers being so low that they can afford to bring in workers from all over the world.  Does anyone have any idea why foreign workers are being brought in?