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THE IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION STRATEGY - uruknet.info

January 20, 2006 NEW YORK - With the billions of dollars appropriated by the United States for Iraqi reconstruction mostly spent, Japan, Australia and other nations in US President George W Bush's "coalition of the willing" are likely to be asked to shoulder much of the burden for funding the large number of unfinished projects. Getting others to take up the slack is reportedly high on Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's agenda when she visits the Far East in March. Her trip, originally scheduled for this week, was postponed because of the current crisis in Israeli politics caused by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's recent stroke. White House spokesman Scott McClellan has also called on the international community to "reach out to Iraq as well" to help with its reconstruction. And according to the US Agency for International Development, Iraq must also look to private investment, international lending and its own economy to finance future reconstruction. Japan is due to pull out its 600 troops from Samawah in southern Iraq in May, and, according to a Kyodo News report, the US will ask Japan to become More involved in reconstruction efforts. The United States' desire to stop the bleeding of funds - More available

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