US envoy arrives on mission to rebuild Iraq

THE man charged with overseeing the rebuilding of Iraq arrived in Baghdad yesterday as the United States faced growing calls to withdraw from the country.

Retired US Lieutenant General Jay Garner was taken straight to see a looted hospital after arriving in the Iraqi capital.

Mr Garner was accompanied by his British deputy Tim Cross and his initial team of about 19 civilian administrators, which will grow to about 450 over the next week.