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February 18, 2011

Iraq Asks U.S. for $1 Billion in Damages 
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The Iraqi government is calling on the United States to pay $1 billion
for damages to the capital city, Baghdad. The bill is not for the
destruction caused by years of bombings dating back to the first U.S.
invasion of Iraq in 1990, but for wrecking Baghdad's infrastructure in
the years since the 2003 invasion. The Iraqi government says the U.S.
government's Green Zone, blast walls and military convoys have inflicted
serious damage on Baghdad, turning much of the historic city into a
dilapidated war zone.



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