Study: Iraqi Security Forces Not Ready

WASHINGTON (AP) – Iraq’s security forces have made “uneven progress” and will be unable to take over security on their own in the next 12 to 18 months, according to an independent assessment.

The study, conducted by a 20-member panel led by retired Gen. James Jones, is one of several independent studies Congress directed in May. A copy of the 37-page report was obtained by The Associated Press.

Overall, Jones found that Iraqi military forces, particularly the Army, show “clear evidence of developing the baseline infrastructures that lead to the successful formation of a national defense capability.” But Baghdad’s police force and Ministry of Interior are plagued by “dysfunction.”

“In any event, the ISF will be unable to fulfill their essential security responsibilities independently over the next 12-18 months,” the report states.

Jones, a former commander of U.S. troops in Europe and Marine Corps Commandant, is scheduled to testify before Congress on Thursday. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and other officials have already been briefed on the study, officials said last week.

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Study: Iraqi Security Forces Not Ready

But wait, that can’t be right, there’s no way that we’re not making the needed progress in Iraq, this General must be a fake General, he must be a paid shill, that’s it, the MSM is paying him to make false reports to make Lord Bush President Bush look bad, gotta be, and he’s probably a fake Veteran too, has to be, there’s also a chance that he gained his 1st star under the Clinton administration too, and that’s why he’s trying to make Lord, President Bush look bad, or he’s a paid writer and he’s nothing more than a traitor trying to undermine the President…

That sounds pretty silly doesn’t it?? In fact, it sounds downright ridiculous, but as ridiculous as it does sound, those are the exact same things that were said and the accusations that were made about me and a few other bloggers lately when we dared to fall out of lockstep with the Bush is God sites and declare that we weren’t Republican automatons, not the General part but damn near word for word on ALL the rest, by 3 or 4 Bush Bot sites in the fairly recent past, and those accusations were made simply because we all pretty much stated the things this report does, and because I, in particular, happened to agree with those retired Generals that took Bush to task over Iraq recently…

It’s pretty funny actually, any time someone, no matter their conservative credentials, speaks out against Bush or the debacle in Iraq, or speaks the truth about the way it’s really going, and doesn’t parrot the DoD line of “Canned Sunshine”, it’s amazing what kind of names the 27 or so % of this nation that still want to be Bush’s mistress will say about you…

If you doubt that my assessment is true, go to 3 or 4 Bush Bot sites and see their response to this report, or, if you have no idea what a Bush Bot is, if you’re in denial that perhaps you are one, read your own blog and gage your own response to the TRUTH, therein lies your answer…

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