America: .. Maliki is responsible for stopping the purchase of aircraft (Apache)!
America: .. Maliki is responsible for stopping the purchase of aircraft (Apache)!
Date: Monday, 10/27/2014 10:33
US military statement said that the Iraqi federal government reneged on a deal to buy combat helicopters (Apache).
The US military said in a statement, “The US sources confirmed that the Iraqi government had backtracked on the purchase of 24 helicopters aircraft [AHL-64A Apache Guardian] from the production of the Boeing Company. ”
The statement added that “the US Congress approved Iraq’s request to buy 24 Apache helicopter, but the Iraqi government did not accept the offer, which gave her, and ended the period specified for acceptance in the month of August.”
They noted that “no Iraqi government describes, the reason for the retreat, but leaks indicate that there are funds embezzled from the total of the deal held by the former Iraqi government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki with the US government “, stating that” there are governmental entities within the new government headed by al-Abadi revealed it, what he called upon to stop the deal until they find out why embezzlement and who is responsible for that money. ”
It was planned Iraq contracted with the United States to buy 24 aircraft Apache characterized by the skills of combat field, and begin to train Iraqi pilots on the leadership, but the negotiations did not produce an agreement due to the display Pentagon leased to Iraqi forces rather than sell them as well as the delayed delivery speed, what summoned Baghdad to postpone the holding of the deal, according to Iraqi government sources.
In July last, the head of the joint security cooperation office at the US Embassy in Baghdad, Michael Bandarik that “the said contract Apache aircraft with Iraq’s 24 aircraft is for a period of five years, and offered to the Iraqi government that the previously hired seven Apache aircraft for a period of seven months, as well as with the maintenance of her team, but so far, Baghdad has not taken a decision in this regard. ”
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