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An Iraqi policeman guards weapons taken from Shiite militiamen
Friday, May. 23, 2008

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  • JOSEPH BENKERT
  • deputy assistant secretary of Defense for global security affairs, on Iraq's government and the nearly $3 billion they paid for U.S. weapons and equipment over the past year, making the country one of the largest customers for U.S. arms
Photo: Mohammed Sawaf / AFP / Getty | Source: USA Today