Iraqi PM Presses for US Military Aid

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is appealing to the United States for more help to fight a surge of violence in his country. At a speech in Washington, before a Thursday meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, the Iraqi leader said the fight against organizations such as al-Qaida in Iraq and the al-Nusra Front is preventing his government from moving forward on other issues. "Regretfully, the Arab Revolutions were able to shake the dictatorships, but were not able to fill ...

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