On July 6, 2009 Marsal stated in an interview that $ 12 B had been raised in cash so far by selling assets. That is about 9.75 months after bankruptcy - it has now been an additional 18.3 months since then for an additional $ 12 B to be raised. So why has it taken twice as long for an additional $ 12 B to be raised by selling of assets than the first $ 12 B ? I agree that there is more cash lying around.