It is nearly 100% of the ministry's procurement budget that has gone [missing].

We are in the final leg. I am positive that these countries will help extinguish the debt, which was mostly direct transfers to the Iraqi central bank to finance the war with Iran.

I think you're seeing chaos, basically. No matter how you cut it, it's very poor project design and implementation.

Huge amounts of money have disappeared.

It is nearly 100 percent of the ministry's (procurement) budget that has gone AWOL (absent without leave).

It is possibly one of the largest thefts in history.

Iraqi forces will be defensive in nature, composed of volunteers only. The military will serve their people without religious or sectarian or tribal or political discrimination.

Price stability, exchange rate stability, consistency of economic policy. That is all taking place.

The enemies of Iraq [who] are carrying out aggressive acts to get Iraq back to the old days.