US selling $11 billion in advanced weapons to Iraq

The United States plans to sell $11 billion worth of advanced weaponry to Iraq, despite the risk that Iraq's army will become a Shiite militia that is loyal to Iran. In 2010, the U.S. and Iraq signed an agreement that required the Sunni bloc in parliament to have a say in who runs the defense and interior ministries. But despite Maliki’s pledge, the ministries remain under his control.“It is very