U.S. Efforts May Work Against Iraqi Self-Sufficiency
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JIFF JAFFA, Iraq -- After the feast, the tribal leaders of Jiff Jaffa laid out their problem. They had five water pumps issued by the Iraqi government, but none were working. Municipal officials either said they were afraid to visit this dangerous region or demanded that the leaders pay large sums...
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Critics say a long-term US military presence may provoke greater Iraqi resistance of the 'occupier.'
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The Bush administration says an all-out effort will be made to secure troubled parts of Iraq before scheduled elections in January.
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The U.S. government is at risk of squandering significantly more money in an Iraq war and reconstruction effort that has already wasted or otherwise overcharged taxpayers billions of dollars, federal investigators said Thursday.
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The Bush administration is re-evaluating its efforts to unite Iraq's fractious sectarian and political factions in an attempt to preserve U.S. options in Iraq no matter what happens, officials familiar with an internal administration review of Iraq policy said Friday.
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WASHINGTON -- The United States is backing away from efforts to pressure European allies to join or remain in the American-led military force in Iraq and instead is working to coax those countries into participating in other initiatives in the region, according to senior Bush administration and European officials.
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US military pressure against insurgents, coupled with Iraqi government efforts to negotiate, may be gaining traction.
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Analysis: As it grapples with the problem of Hizballah in Lebanon, the Bush Administration's hopes of stabilizing Iraq may depend on its ability to entice or force Iraq's own equivalent -- the Mehdi Army -- to disarm
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The United States is revising its  $18.4 billion Iraq rebuilding plan and in a major policy shift  will hand over some contracting power to Iraqi ministries for  U.S.-funded work, said U.S. officials on Tuesday.
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Millions of dollars in U.S. aid intended for Iraqi police training programs may have been lost because of poor contract oversight, a State Department watchdog agency said in a report.
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The United States may be able to reduce its troop levels in Iraq after the January elections if security improves and Iraqi government
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Four months after Iraq's unity government took office, hope is turning to disappointment. Key U.S. leaders are hinting that Iraq's leaders must make hard decisions &#151; and soon &#151; if they expect American support to continue.
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The US intervention in Iraq was hampered early on by a lack of adequate forces and efforts to contain looting after the ouster of Saddam Hussein, according to the former US administrator in Iraq.
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Despite a stepped-up commitment from the United States to take in Iraqis who are in danger because they worked for the military, few are signing up to go, officials say.
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American troops in Iraq must work around a wide range of vulnerabilities: soft-skinned tents instead of concrete buildings, a shortage of body armor and open or unprotected vehicles.
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The military strategy is mostly working, but Iraq must salvage its deteriorating political situation for the effort to succeed
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Growing impatience with the slow pace of work to improve basic services like electricity and water could threaten security gains in Iraq's Anbar province, a former al Qaeda stronghold, the U.S. military said on Sunday.