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  • April 2008

    • Iraq's Secret $833M Arms Buy Raises Concern

      New York Times  |  Apr 13, 08 9:00 AM CDT

      Iraq's Secret $833M Arms Buy Raises Concern

      (Newser) - A secret arms deal highlights Baghdad's trouble arming its troops and securing Iraq, the New York Times reports. Officials signed the $833 million deal with Serbia last month, without approval in Baghdad—and procured faulty or useless planes, tanks, and other arms. Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul Qadir defended the move, saying, “American timelines for delivery were too far away.” More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • military  • Serbia  • arms deal  • weapons  • Abdul Qadir

  • January 2008

    • Iraq Expects Decade of US Involvement

      New York Times  |  Jan 15, 08 11:35 AM CST

      Iraq Expects Decade of US Involvement

      (Newser) - Iraq won’t be ready to defend its borders until 2018 at the earliest, the defense minister said yesterday, offering a pessimistic update of an earlier estimate. The country will also require internal security help through at least 2012, Abdul Qadir said. The estimates are more specific—and longer—than any American politician has voiced in public, reports the New York Times. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq pullout  • Iraq security  • Abdul Qadir

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