Monday, August 11, 2008

DOD sells weapons to Iraq...while we're still fighting there...

From The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation via truthout.org :

Travis Sharp
US Surges $11 Billion in Arms Sales to Iraq

http://www.truthout.org/article/us-surges-11-billion-arms-sales-iraq

Travis Sharp, for The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, writes: "During the last week of July, the Department of Defense notified Congress about the proposed sale of $10.9 billion in U.S. military equipment and support to Iraq through the Foreign Military Sales program.

Besides the eye-catching price tag - which, at $10.9 billion, is greater than the value of all other U.S. arms sales to Iraq since 2005 combined ..."

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