Iraq says it needs $100 billion in aid (AP)

Head of US delegation to the Second Preparatory Group Meeting of the International Compact with Iraq, Robert Kimitt, Deputy Secretary of Treasury, talks to reporters at the end of the meeting, in Kuwait City. Iraq needs around 100 billion dollars in aid to develop its infrastructure, an official said, as the war-torn nation won new pledges from a donors' meeting in Kuwait.(AFP/Yasser al-Zayyat)AP – War-ravaged Iraq needs around $100 billion in the next four to five years to recover and rebuild its infrastructure, a government spokesman said Tuesday at the opening of an international aid meeting.