Rumsfeld endorses plan to boost Iraqi security forces

US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has endorsed a proposal to spend at least $1bn (€784,320) to expand the size and accelerate the training and equipping of Iraqi security forces.

While the plan still must get White House approval, and the money would have to be approved by Congress, Rumsfeld's support underscores the Bush administration's effort to shift more of the burden of Iraq's security to that country's forces.