Iraq: Maliki and the postponement of the F-16 dealnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki postponed a plan to buy 18 F-16 fighter jets to support the national food ration programme with the allocated funds of USD 900m for the deal. The following 485-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the other reasons behind the move. It also tells what about the reaction of the Pentagon and that of former Iraqi PM Ayad Allawi.