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Wall Street Journal: US Congress refuses to arm the Iraqi army
29/03/2015 18:24
Translation / tomorrow Press: revealed Wall Strti Journal American, that the Iraqi side offered earlier request to purchase a range 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 rejected execution of the request.
The paper 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, saying it is not possible to equip the Iraqi side arms they want in the standard period set by a 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 Iraq's ability military and give reports on the light, and showed the newspaper that Iraq's request exactly Abrams tank number 175 tank, with ammunition and spare Other parts, accessories, will cost as 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.
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29/03/2015 18:24
Translation / tomorrow Press: revealed Wall Strti Journal American, that the Iraqi side offered earlier request to purchase a range 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 rejected execution of the request.
The paper 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, saying it is not possible to equip the Iraqi side arms they want in the standard period set by a 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 Iraq's ability military and give reports on the light, and showed the newspaper that Iraq's request exactly Abrams tank number 175 tank, with ammunition and spare Other parts, accessories, will cost as 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.
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