Rapid Fire 2010-09-15: Funding Iraq’s Defense

Rapid Fire 2010-09-15: Funding Iraq’s Defense

* Lies, Damn Lies, Statistics: As Congress consider the Obama administration’s $2 billion FY 2011 request for Iraqi security forces, the GAO says [PDF] that Iraq has a budget surplus of $52.1 billion and should pay more for its own defense; the Pentagon disputes...