US pours 3.46 billion dollars to mostly beef up Iraqi security
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WASHINGTON : The United States is to shift more than three billion dollars in aid to Iraq from reconstruction programs to largely beefing up security, US officials said as violence flaring over Iraq spiked in the past two weeks.
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The Bush administration,  facing  mounting violence in Iraq and demands for upgraded equipment,  is assembling a funding package for operations in Iraq and  Afghanistan that could surge beyond earlier estimates to as  much as $75 billion to $100 billion, congressional sources and  experts said on Thursday.
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The move by President Bush makes good on a pledge to dramatically scale up efforts to train and equip Iraqi security forces ahead of an eventual U.S. withdrawal.
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The US shifts $1.8 billion from reconstruction to train Iraqi police forces increasingly targeted by insurgents.
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Iraq's army and police could be ready to take over security in all 18 provinces by the end of this year as the U.S. military moves toward a less prominent role in the country, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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The US is rolling out a nine-country, $125 million military training program.
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The US military will temporarily boost its troop strength in Iraq to about 150,000 from a current level of 138,000 to provide extra security for Iraqi elections set for Jan.
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The new U.S. ambassador to Iraq wants  to shift $3.37 billion in aid earmarked for water, sewage and  electricity projects in the country to efforts to improve  Iraq's security and oil output and create more jobs, the Wall  Street Journal reported on Monday.
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The U.S. has paid out millions to help Iraqis rebuild their war-damaged homes. But cash is limited and the process can be slow
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The United States is revising its $18.4 billion Iraq rebuilding plan and in a major policy shift will hand over some contracting power to Iraqi ministries for U.S.-funded work, said U.S. officials Tuesday.
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The Bush administration wants Congress' permission to shift nearly &#36;3.5 billion of the &#36;18.4 billion in Iraqi reconstruction aid to security and faster economic growth, documents submitted to lawmakers show.
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President Bushâs request increased the amount of the proposed spending by $46 billion over the amount already requested this year.
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President Bush signed legislation Monday that gives the Department of Homeland Security about &#36;33 billion to shore up the nation's borders, inspect incoming cargo, protect potential terror targets and train first responders.
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Poland will provide the Iraqi army with weapons and equipment worth 236 million dollars, including helicopters and small arms, and train Iraqis to use them, officials said Wednesday.
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The United States is getting ready now for the Iraqi government to get its house in order and pass a detailed law that will govern the future handling of its vast oil fields, which contain the world's third-largest proven petroleum reserves.
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With the Iraq war and clashes in Afghanistan grinding on, the cost to the US budget is $500 billion and still mounting.
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Iraq's crucial oil and electricity sectors still need roughly $50 billion to meet demand, analysts and officials say, even after the United States has poured more than $6 billion into them over more than four years.