US: Iraq budget shortfall poses security challenge (AP)

Posted under World on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 at 12:36 pm | Comments are off for this article

A US Army Specialist takes up position as an Afghan soldier stands guard during a combined US and Afghan National Army patrol as they search mountains for insurgents during a route clearing mission in the Pich Valley of Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan September 29, 2009. The US military has accelerated the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, the US commander in Iraq told Congress on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Simon Lim)AP – Iraq’s budget shortfall due to low oil prices presents a challenge to building up the country’s army and raises questions about whether it will be able to protect itself when U.S. troops leave, a top American commander said Wednesday.


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