Guards 'undermine' US Iraq aims
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The activities of security contractors are "in conflict" with the US mission in Iraq, says the US defence secretary.
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A newspaper quotes a US Army official as saying the military has made a &quot;mediocre&quot; effort in Iraq, and remains in peril of losing the war.
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The Pentagon tries to deflect charges that there were not enough troops on the ground at the time of the Iraq invasion.
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Private security contractors do indispensable work in Iraq, but the muscle-bound showiness associated with these hired guns, and lack of control over them, is drawing criticism.
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US officials were warned about the vulnerability of explosives stored at Iraq&#39;s Al-Qaqaa military installation after another facility - the country&#39;s main nuclear complex - was
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The government is under pressure over plans to send UK troops towards central Iraq to assist US forces.
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Â· US guards start work after civilian deaths Â· Iraq to end immunity for security firms
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Â· Britain alarmed by critics in US administration Â· Ministers deny mission in southern Iraq has failed
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Revolutionary guard says US sanctions will only strengthen its ideals.
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US officials investigating Iraqi deaths offered Blackwater guards at the centre of the case immunity, say reports.
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U.S. plans for handling Iraq after the  2003 invasion were &quot;fatally flawed,&quot; a retired British general  said, adding that the U.S. administration had refused to listen  to British concerns about postwar planning.
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The commander of a British regiment that lost three soldiers in a suicide attack near Baghdad had expressed security concerns before his unit was redeployed to aid US forces, a newspaper reported Saturday.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's national security adviser expressed doubt yesterday that Iraqi forces will be able to assume security control of the whole country by the end of the year, a goal of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government.
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said yesterday that the mission of private security contractors guarding individuals in Iraq is fundamentally at odds with the broader U.S. military objective of stabilizing Iraq, and that changes would be required to reconcile them.
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The White House expressed concern Thursday about what it believes is an impression that American forces in Iraq "aren't doing anything, they're just targets."
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The US led occupation of Iraq has been criticised as flawed by London-based think tank, the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
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The head of the US Central Command has warned Iran and other countries against thinking they can exploit the situation because the US military is fighting two major missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, the USA Today newspaper reported.