Report finds Iraq prospects bleak
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The Bush administration has sought to downplay the significance of a US intelligence forecast painting a pessimistic picture for the future of Iraq, insisting that predictions of difficulties ahead -- including the possibility of civil
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Administration officials say the Iraqi elections at the end of the month will be less than perfect, but nonetheless will pave the way for a drawdown of U.S. troops.
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A US intelligence report on Iraq describes a perilous situation if the level of violence continues unchecked.
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Iraq is a nation gripped by fear and struggling to meet security and political goals by September, U.S. officials said Thursday from Baghdad, dashing hopes in Congress that the country might turn a corner this summer. One general said not to expect a solid judgment on the U.S. troop buildup until November.
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A U.S. intelligence report prepared  for President Bush in July offered a gloomy outlook for Iraq  through the end of 2005, with the worst scenario being a  deterioration into civil war, a U.S. government official said  on Thursday.
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Analysis: The Iraq Study Group won't provide answers, but it will suggest that the Administration moderate its expectations in the Middle East
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Ryan C. Crocker laid out a grim forecast of what could happen if American forces were pulled back or even withdrawn from Iraq.
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Intelligence reports written before the Iraq war warned an invasion could lead to insurgency, the New York Times reports.
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President Bush said on Thursday freedom was on the march in Iraq even as a US intelligence report depicted a bleak outlook for the country&#39;s future.
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A long-waited report by the top U.S. general in Iraq offers no new ideas on ending bloodshed and suggests Washington has lost the war whether its troops stay in Iraq or go, according to analysts in the Arab world.
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The security situation in Iraq is challenging and attacks could increase in coming months, a U.S. progress report said on Thursday as President George W. Bush faces rising pressure to shift course in the unpopular war.
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As President Bush weighs options for changing course in Iraq, Americans are more pessimistic on the war and most support a quick withdrawal of U.S. troops, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup poll.
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Iraq &quot;looks bleak&quot; and is a &quot;tough situation,&quot; but there is no question that the United States will prevail over insurgents, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld
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Iraq has met fewer than half the political and military goals set by US Congress, according to an interim report.
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The situation in Iraq is perilous, with Iraqi-on-Iraqi violence surpassing al Qaeda as the most immediate threat to U.S. goals, according to a long-awaited intelligence report, The Washington Post reported on Friday.
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President Bush's war policies have failed in almost every regard, the bipartisan Iraq Study Group concluded Wednesday, and it warned of dwindling chances to change course before crisis turns to chaos.
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A new U.S. intelligence report described a deteriorating situation in Iraq that could erode further with Iraqi-on-Iraqi violence driving much of the unrest, according to part of the document obtained Friday.