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By Kim Gamel / The Bulletin
March 21, 2009
UMM QASR, Iraq — The drop in oil prices has forced Iraq’s military and police to put recruiting on hold even as the U.S. hands over more responsibility for protecting the country.
The freeze is stalling efforts to hire Sunni ex-insurgents and has prompted the Iraqi military....