U.S. intelligence paints gloomy picture of Iraq
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U.S. intelligence experts painted a gloomy picture of Iraq, saying in a report seen on Friday sectarian bloodshed had surpassed the threat from al Qaeda and warning of the consequences of a rapid U.S. withdrawal.
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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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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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WASHINGTON -- The chief of intelligence for the Marine Corps in Iraq recently filed an unusual secret report concluding that the prospects for securing that country's western al Anbar province are dim and that there is almost nothing the US military can do to improve the political and social situation there, said several military officers and intelligence officials familiar with ...
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A U.S. intelligence report before  the Iraq war warned that an American invasion could lead to  rogue elements fighting the new Iraqi government and U.S.  forces, sources familiar with the report said on Tuesday.
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A US 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
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The U.S. Senate is tightening its  scrutiny of intelligence reports on Iran, North Korea, China  and other potential trouble spots in hopes of avoiding the  intelligence lapses that led to the 2003 invasion of Iraq,  congressional officials said on Sunday.
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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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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, government officials said on Thursday.
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A new National Intelligence Estimate depicts an Iraq involved in a multi-faceted struggle among religious groups and sects and says that without a sharp reversal in the violence and changes among the Shiite, Sunni and Kurd leadership, the situation could further deteriorate.
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President Bush said on Thursday freedom was on the march in Iraq even as a U.S. intelligence report depicted a bleak outlook for the country's future.
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A National Intelligence Estimate prepared for President Bush in late July spells out a dark assessment of prospects for Iraq.
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A day after a Pentagon report described spreading sectarian violence and increasingly complex security problems in Iraq, President Bush painted a rosier picture.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 16, 2004 - A highly classified National Intelligence Estimate assembled by some of the government&#39;s most senior analysts this summer provided a pessimistic assessment about the future security and stability of Iraq.
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A TIME investigation reveals how militants in Iraq are devising innovative ways to make the war deadlier than ever for U.S. troops
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Violence and infighting among Shi'ites in Basra are a warning that a last ditch U.S. plan to improve security in Iraq is badly flawed, a think-tank said in a report.
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Partisan battles heat up over intelligence conclusions on Iraq