Senator: No arms to Iraq unless Congress gets info
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic senator says he'll block arms sales to Iraq if Congress doesn't get an assessment of Iraqi forces. Sen. Bob Menendez is the Foreign Relations Committee chairman. Menendez says he doesn't want more U.S. weapons abandoned by Iraqi forces fleeing insurgents. Menendez expressed frustration at a hearing Thursday. He says Congress hasn't been told about potential military decisions in Iraq or about its troop capability. The New York Times reports that a military assessment found it unsafe for Americans to advise ...
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