Air defense gap before F-16s
The White House is pointing to a proposed sale of F-16 fighter jets to Iraq as a sign of a deepening security partnership, though delivery of the aircraft is a few years away, and Iraq's fighter pilots are still learning to fly. That means Iraq will be left with a gap in its defenses after […]Nathan Hodge reports for The Wall Street Journal:
The White House is pointing to a proposed sale of F-16 fighter jets to Iraq as a sign of a deepening security partnership, though delivery of the aircraft is a few years away, and Iraq's fighter pilots are still learning to fly.
That means Iraq will be left with a gap in its defenses after the departure this month of the last U.S. forces stationed in the nation.
