tom-lantos – The Mail & Guardian

/ 10 October 2007

New US embassy in Baghdad riddled with problems

Shoddy construction work, safety lapses, kickbacks, internal disputes and ballooning costs — the new United States embassy complex in Baghdad is mired in a deluge of problems, with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the frontline of fire from lawmakers.

By P Parameswaran

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/ 10 September 2007

Petraeus says US troop levels can be cut

The top United States commander in Iraq on Monday said the number of US troops in Iraq could be cut by next summer to roughly 130 000, its level before this year’s ”surge” of 30 000 forces. General David Petraeus also strongly endorsed US President George Bush’s decision to add forces this year.

By Arshad Mohammed and Susan Cornwell