Iraq Lobbies For U.S. Jets

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Iraq has decided to lobby Congress for F-16 multi-role
fighters.
Industry sources said the Iraqi government has been lobbying Congress as
well as major U.S. contractors for the sale of the F-16 to Baghdad. The
sources said the government of Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki wanted a
decision before the end of the Bush administration in January 2009.