Iraqis lack basics of battlefield supply
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After the end of the first Gulf War, block-lettered signs were posted in buildings at Fort Lee, Va., home to the U.S. Army's quartermaster corps.
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American military commanders now seriously doubt that Iraqi security forces will be able to hold the ground that U.S. troops are fighting to clear &#151; gloomy predictions that strike at the heart of Washington's key strategy to turn the tide in Iraq.
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Inadequate armored protection for military vehicles in Iraq is a festering problem that has contributed to many US deaths and casualties.
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US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says Iraqi security forces need equipment as well as training and anything NATO allies can do to support them will be helpful.
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Iraqâs second-largest city is now without foreign forces for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.
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Historian says the high-level failure continues to undercut what has been a "mediocre" Army effort in Iraq.
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Iraqi forces will protect polling places during the coming elections, but there are far fewer trained security officers than needed.
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A look at the difficulties some Iraqis can face in trying to escpape their violent homeland.
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The situation in Iraq is grave and deteriorating. There is no path that can guarantee success, but the prospects can be improved.
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Iraqis were promised billions of  dollars in mainly American aid to rebuild their country after  last year's U.S.-led invasion, but mounting violence has choked  reconstruction spending to almost nothing.
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U.S. officers charged with training Iraqi forces report widespread problems with the program, ranging from poor preparation to not having enough interpreters, The Washington Post reported in Tuesday editions.
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A majority of US troops serving in Iraq and their families said the Bush administration did not send enough forces to Iraq and relied too heavily on the National Guard and reserve troops, a poll showed on Saturday.
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There are not enough members of the armed forces to meet the demands of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, MPs say.
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Despite stepped-up training, the readiness of the Iraqi military to operate independently of U.S. forces has decreased since President Bush's new strategy was launched in January, according to the White House progress report released yesterday.
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Iraq's economy is weaker than at any point since the US invasion in 2003.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki is pressing Washington to give his military more weapons, with ordinary soldiers complaining they are often outgunned by heavily armed militants.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq is suffering a shortage of state-supplied wheat, sugar, and rice because of logistics and security problems, officials and traders said yesterday.