Contractors Infest Iraq Still

Iraq has placed orders for more than $10 billion (7.6 billion euros) in military equipment and assistance, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, a US watchdog, said in a quarterly report on April 30.
"Overall, we want to have Iraq ... provide the security necessary to defend against external threats and defend against internal threats within the country, to provide security for the Iraqi people," and "for Iraq to be a responsible partner within the region," Caslen said.
"Our main objective is to provide the fielding (of equipment), to provide the training ... on the equipment as they receive it, to train with the equipment, then to professionalise Iraqi security forces," he said. LINK