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Iraq: The Security Budget and Parliamentary Elections

Oct 8, 2009 | 21:38 GMT

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Summary

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has suggested that Iraq's 2010 budget should prioritize reconstruction over security. Al-Maliki's statement might represent a bid to attract more Shiite votes for the upcoming elections, in which case it could well prove counterproductive.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki discussion of Iraq's security budget could well represent a political ploy....

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