Little Progress Seen on Iraq Goals
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Little Progress Seen on Iraq Goals
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Iraqi government has failed to meet the vast majority of political and military goals laid out by lawmakers to assess President Bush's Iraq war strategy, congressional auditors have determined.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Iraqi government has failed to meet the vast majority of political and military goals laid out by lawmakers to assess President Bush's Iraq war strategy, congressional auditors have determined.
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If that is the standard the GAO is using then their report is pure partisanship by the Democrats. I will reserve full judgment until the full report in Sept. However, you cannot evaluate this information on a pure black and white evaluation. You need to look at each section of the 18 goals and see what is working and what is not. My guess is the overall report will show a significant reduction in violence and a significant failure by the Iraqi gov't to stabilize. However, when you look at history, it took both Germany and Japan 5 years to form a stable government and it took South Korea 15 years to stabilize.said one official. "A lot of them are multipart and so, even if 90 percent of it is done, it's still a failure."
Regardless of the full report will say, the Democrats will call it a failure and the Republicans will call it a success.
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afeent wrote: If that is the standard the GAO is using then their report is pure partisanship by the Democrats. I will reserve full judgment until the full report in Sept. However, you cannot evaluate this information on a pure black and white evaluation. You need to look at each section of the 18 goals and see what is working and what is not. My guess is the overall report will show a significant reduction in violence and a significant failure by the Iraqi gov't to stabilize. However, when you look at history, it took both Germany and Japan 5 years to form a stable government and it took South Korea 15 years to stabilize.
Regardless of the full report will say, the Democrats will call it a failure and the Republicans will call it a success.
Why are Germany and South Korea relevant to this war (of choice) in Iraq?
Well, Duh.
Neither one of those countries attacked us either, did they?
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Cynthia Lynn wrote: Why are Germany and South Korea relevant to this war (of choice) in Iraq?
Well, Duh.
Neither one of those countries attacked us either, did they?
So you are saying we never should have gone to war with Germany?
Let me guess, the Holocost never happened either?
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Its a shame we won't get to see an untainted report. We will see it just how Bush wants us to see it.
Pentagon: Please rewrite Iraq report
The good news is, the Iraqi Parliment should be back from their month long vacation next week
Pentagon: Please rewrite Iraq report
The good news is, the Iraqi Parliment should be back from their month long vacation next week
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Iraqi Security Forces Need Total Overhaul
WASHINGTON - An independent commission established by Congress to assess Iraq's security forces will recommend remaking the 26,000-member national police force to purge it of corrupt officers and Shiite militants suspected of complicity in sectarian killings, Bush administration and military officials said Thursday.
The commission, headed by Gen. James L. Jones, the former top U.S. commander in Europe, concludes that the rampant sectarianism that has existed since the formation of the police force requires that its current units "be scrapped" and reshaped into a smaller, more elite organization, according to one senior official familiar with the findings. It recommends that "we should start over," the official said.
The report, which will be presented to Congress next week, is among a slew of new Iraq assessments - including a national intelligence estimate and a General Accountability Office report - that awaits lawmakers when they return from summer recess.
The Jones commission's assessment is likely to receive particular attention, though, as the work of a highly regarded team that was alone in focusing directly on the worthiness of Iraq's army and police.
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The commission, headed by Gen. James L. Jones, the former top U.S. commander in Europe, concludes that the rampant sectarianism that has existed since the formation of the police force requires that its current units "be scrapped" and reshaped into a smaller, more elite organization, according to one senior official familiar with the findings. It recommends that "we should start over," the official said.
The report, which will be presented to Congress next week, is among a slew of new Iraq assessments - including a national intelligence estimate and a General Accountability Office report - that awaits lawmakers when they return from summer recess.
The Jones commission's assessment is likely to receive particular attention, though, as the work of a highly regarded team that was alone in focusing directly on the worthiness of Iraq's army and police.
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Since when has this administration told the truth? We will get more of the same old, same old. And Congress will pontificate and fluff their feathers, but in the end give Bushco what they want. Olbermann was saying, last night, that Gates is feeling so marginalized that he's frustrated and has little hope of releasing a non-doctored report.
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Uh.... Iraq does not want our form of government.
We've been told to stay out of their politics.
Several times now we've been told we're welcome to leave at any time.
The goals we've set for Iraq will never work in their society.
I could go on and on, but these facts speak for themselves.
We've been told to stay out of their politics.
Several times now we've been told we're welcome to leave at any time.
The goals we've set for Iraq will never work in their society.
I could go on and on, but these facts speak for themselves.
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