Hagel: Iraqi PM Wrong About Pace of US Weapons Supply

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday disputed the Iraqi prime minister's complaint that the United States has been too slow in providing weapons and training to forces battling Islamic State militants. Speaking at the Pentagon, Hagel said he thought Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's comments that Iraqis were "almost on our own" in the war were unhelpful. "We have a coalition of over 60 countries that have come together to help Iraq, and I think the prime...

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