Lawmakers Criticize Training  And Deployment of Iraqi Forces
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Two senior members of the House Armed Services Committee and several former Defense Department officials yesterday criticized poor U.S. training and deployment of the Iraqi army and police as a major reason the Baghdad government cannot provide security to its people.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld heard an earful Wednesday from troops scheduled to deploy from Kuwait to Iraq. The soldiers complained about poor combat equipment, personnel
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The U.S. House of Representatives denounced President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup on Friday in a symbolic challenge to his unpopular war strategy that is expected to lead to a mighty struggle over financing the extra troops.
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Iraqi lawmakers across a wide political spectrum chastised what they claim is overreaching by the Kurdish north, issuing a declaration Sunday opposing the self-ruled region's foreign oil deals and its ambitions in the disputed city of Kirkuk.
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Amid unrelenting violence in Iraq,   President George W. Bush's spokesman said on Wednesday the top   goal of U.S. troops is to train Iraqi forces, and not trying to   "subdue every bad guy in the country."
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American commanders pointed to a variety of problems with the Iraqi forces, including a shortage of trained troops and a lack of basic supplies.
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If the U.S. hopes to withdraw from Iraq, it needs to succeed in training a police force
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Breaking ranks with the White House and his Republican leaders in Congress, Rep. Doug Bereuter of Nebraska has said in a letter to constituents the US military action in Iraq was a mistake.
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Talk of withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq is simmering on Capitol Hill.
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Troops complained that they were being sent into combat with insufficient protection and aging equipment.
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Opposition lawmakers put up a human wall in parliament, delaying approval to extend the deployment of South Korean troops in Iraq.
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Deteriorating security and rampant anger toward US troops in Iraq is emboldening insurgents, according to Representative Martin T. Meehan, who returned from a fact-finding trip yesterday calling for an exit strategy that would significantly reduce the number of troops there over the next 12 to 18 months.
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U.S. House of Representatives  Democrats unveiled a resolution on Monday opposing a troop  buildup in Iraq, setting up a confrontation this week over  President George W. Bush's war strategy.
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A senior U.S. commander in Iraq yesterday criticized the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for "foot-dragging" in failing to hire thousands of Sunni and other volunteers needed to expand and balance the police force.
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Iraq's prime minister sharply criticized a U.S.-Iraqi attack Monday on a Shiite militia stronghold in Baghdad, breaking with his American partners on security tactics as the United States launches a major operation to secure the capital.
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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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British lawmakers sharply criticized Prime Minister Tony Blair's government on Monday for planning to dispatch hundreds of British troops to an area just south of Baghdad to supplement U.S. forces.