US Congress refuses to three requests to the Iraqi government of arming the military $ 15 billion
US Congress refuses to three requests to the Iraqi government of arming the military $ 15 billion
Sunday, March 29 / March 2015 19:31
[Follow-up – where]
the US Congress refused three requests to the Iraqi government of arming the military $ 15 billion, justified rejection due to lower oil prices to below the required level, and this may expose the country to embarrass with the US side in the case did not pay what he owes.
Revealed Wall Street Journal American, said on Sunday that the Iraqi side offered earlier request to purchase a set of weapons from the US side to equip his army, and doubled this request three times during this year, which gave the impression to the Americans that the ongoing battle there are serious and ongoing, but Congress refused to fulfill the request .
The paper said the deal, which the Iraqi government intends concluded with the United States value, Tkdrb $ 15 billion to buy a tank type Abrams and carts type “Humvee” equipped with machine guns, but sales, which will hopefully deliver to Iraq, hampered by the US Senate refused to carry out this request , arguing that it is not possible to equip the Iraqi side arms they want in the period in which the standard and status, which is within one month.
The newspaper quoted a senior US senator and chairman of the Armed Services Committee in Congress, he said, he had asked the Pentagon revealed the monthly data by the US ministry to assess the ability of the Iraqi military and give reports on the light. ”
According to the paper that “Iraq has asked the exact number of 175 Abrams tanks tank, with ammunition and spare parts and other accessories, as it will cost the value of these tanks and accessories Country about three billion and a half billion dollars.”
The Congress rejected the Iraqi side processing of requests made by, due to lower oil prices to below the required level, and this may expose the country to embarrass with the US side in the case did not pay what he owes.
The Pentagon has asked Congress to consider this military Tabat grant to the Iraqi side and paid for on credit, but the Council refused to do so as well. It’s over
alliraqnews.com
