Looks like the game's up:
Janes reports that Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama has written to SecDef Robert Gates asking him to stop the procurement of Mi-17s for the Iraqi and Afghan militaries, saying the program has inadequate oversight and is "undefined, delayed and simply not a good use of taxpayer funds." The Iraqi procurement effort already discussed in this thread is singled out for attention, being described as "plagued by mass corruption."
Maybe Iraq can contract for support from the newly established
NATO HIP Helicopter Task Force.
I/C