Iraq makes slow progress on meeting U.S. targets
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"Slow as a turtle" was how one Iraqi lawmaker on Tuesday described Iraq's faltering progress in meeting political benchmarks set by Washington to encourage national reconciliation and end sectarian violence.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates hinted Tuesday at American impatience with the pace of Iraqi political reconciliation, more than four months into the U.S. troop buildup.
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Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of Iraq said today that he was frustrated by the delays that have stalled a new security plan for the capital.
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U.S. experts studying what to do next in Iraq said Tuesday that the next three months are critical and Baghdad's government must make more progress toward controlling the violence and rebuilding the nation.
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Iraq&#39;s government is making only meager progress, a new US report found Thursday, as the House of Representatives voted again for troop withdrawals and Democrats roasted the White House over the war.
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The U.S. troop âsurgeâ has slowed, but far from stopped, Iraqâs civil war, repeated visits to Baghdad neighborhoods show.
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The U.S. was slow to start creating intelligence networks and have had trouble developing informants because of death threats to Iraqis and their families.
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The Iraqi government is unlikely to meet any of the political and security goals or timelines President Bush set for it in January when he announced a major shift in U.S. policy, according to senior administration officials closely involved in the matter. As they prepare an interim report due next...
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A stark U.S. intelligence assessment gives a dim prognosis on the likelihood that Iraqi politicians can heal deep sectarian rifts before next spring.
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The measure does not set a timetable to withdraw U.S. troops but requires the Iraqi government to meet a series of benchmarks.
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Iraqi leaders are no less divided than America's when it comes to the way forward in Iraq, with sharp disagreements emerging on key issues &#151; especially the idea of "surging" or increasing U.S. troops in Baghdad in the short term.
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WASHINGTON -- Less than 7 percent of the $18.4 billion that Congress approved last year to rebuild Iraq has been spent, the Bush administration said yesterday in its latest report on progress there.
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The ministerâs comments suggested a longer U.S. commitment in Iraq than had previously been indicated.
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Iraq has failed to meet 11 out of 18 progress benchmarks set by the US, a Congressional watchdog finds.
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WASHINGTON -- A State Department assessment of how the agency will direct almost $18 billion in unspent aid to rebuild Iraq is running about a month behind schedule, frustrating at least one key member of Congress already upset by the slow pace of reconstruction spending.
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Iraq's army, despite measurable progress, will be unable to take over internal security from U.S. forces in the next 12 to 18 months and "cannot yet meaningfully contribute to denying terrorists safe haven," according to a report on the Iraqi security forces published today.
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The U.S. has paid out millions to help Iraqis rebuild their war-damaged homes. But cash is limited and the process can be slow