Bush administration sets goals for Iraqi transportation system
The Bush administration and the Coalition Provisional Authority expect to make Iraq’s three major airports (Baghdad, Mosul and Basra) compliant with International Civil Aviation Organization standards by June 30, according to Reuters. Other goals set by the White House, as the United States prepares to hand over power to Iraqis by the end of June, include a 100 percent increase in imports through the ports and doubling the number of locomotives for rail transport.
The goals are part of a new spending blueprint for Iraq delivered to congressional committees last week.