Concerns Being Raised That Iraq's Military Is Not Ready

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates gives his remarks at the change-of-command ceremony from U.S. Army Gen. Ray Odierno to recently promoted Army Gen. Lloyd Austin in Baghdad at the Al Faw Palace on Camp Victory, Iraq, Sept.1, 2010. DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison

Iraqi Security Forces Facing Serious Problems, U.S. Oversight Official Says -- Washington Post

Iraq's security forces are confronting significant problems as the U.S. military prepares to withdraw from that country by the end of this year, according to a new report by a top oversight official.

Though advances continue to be made, corruption, lack of capacity to handle logistics and an absence of realistic planning threaten to undermine the security infrastructure and equipment introduced into Iraq by U.S.-led forces, the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, Stuart W. Bowen Jr., says in the office's latest quarterly report, released Sunday.

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Update #1: US report: Iraq's security at risk without aid -- yahoo News/AP
Update #2: 'Gaps in Iraq forces' may hamper security gains -- AFP
Update #3: Iraq feels the pangs of US withdrawal -- Sydney Morning Herald

My Comment: The U.S. is not going to delay their departure .... the Iraqi's are going to have to do with what they have.

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