by Patrick Appel
Or something like that:
Iraq’s government will have dramatically less money to spend this year than expected because of plunging oil prices a dire economic situation that’s already forced the country to slash rebuilding plans by 40 percent, The Associated Press has learned. As the U.S. seeks a timetable for withdrawal, cutbacks on spending and jobs could trigger heightened violence.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2009/01/gas-and-iraq-fall-together/206469/
