Iraq: Building Partnership Though Conventional Weapons Destruction
President Obama and Secretary Clinton have reaffirmed our continued commitment to building a strong partnership with a free and democratic Iraq. Moving forward, one of the many areas where we hope to build on this relationship will be working with Iraqi authorities to help them safeguard their citizens from landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other excess and unsecured conventional weapons and munitions.
Surveys indicate that agricultural land is particularly at risk for landmines and unexploded ordnance, making clearance an economic necessity for communities to regain their livelihoods as well as an issue of securing Iraq's future.
Since 2003, the U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction Program has invested more than $209 million towards… more »
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