Powell promises Iraq billions in aid
US secretary of state Colin Powell said the United States would speed delivery to Iraq of billions of dollars in reconstruction aid, as Nato countries agreed to send a 40-member team as soon as possible to begin training Iraqi security forces.
During his brief, unannounced trip to Iraq yesterday, Powell said the United States would step up the slow pace of reconstruction funds to rebuild the infrastructure and create jobs, which would reduce support for the uprising.
