Iraq is getting closer to adding 18 F-16 aircraft to its burgeoning air force following a delay sparked by the widespread uprising in the Middle East, according to a top Air Force commander stationed in Iraq. Maj. Gen. Russ Handy, commander of the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Iraq, told reporters today during a press briefing at the Pentagon that the Iraqis have recently had "very promising" conversations with the Air Force about an aircraft sale that would net...
