So much for the much touted "success" of the war in Iraq! - and the withdrawal of allied troops from the country A report just out says that the security situation in the war-ravaged country is worse than 12 months ago.
"Iraq is a less safe place than it was one year ago as security deteriorates, an American watchdog warned on Saturday, just months ahead of a US withdrawal from the country.
The assessment by Stuart Bowen, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, contrasts markedly from the more optimistic view often voiced by senior US army officers who argue Iraqis can maintain internal security.
Bowen said efforts by the US embassy to train Iraq's fledgling police force would be "challenging."
While the military has been in charge of developing Iraq's policemen, that responsibility is being transferred to the US State Department.
"Iraq remains an extraordinarily dangerous place to work," Bowen said in the report published on Saturday. "It is less safe, in my judgment, than 12 months ago."
He added the transition of responsibility for reconstruction from the US military to the embassy was occurring "against the backdrop of a security situation in Iraq that continues to deteriorate."
"Iraq is a less safe place than it was one year ago as security deteriorates, an American watchdog warned on Saturday, just months ahead of a US withdrawal from the country.
The assessment by Stuart Bowen, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, contrasts markedly from the more optimistic view often voiced by senior US army officers who argue Iraqis can maintain internal security.
Bowen said efforts by the US embassy to train Iraq's fledgling police force would be "challenging."
While the military has been in charge of developing Iraq's policemen, that responsibility is being transferred to the US State Department.
"Iraq remains an extraordinarily dangerous place to work," Bowen said in the report published on Saturday. "It is less safe, in my judgment, than 12 months ago."
He added the transition of responsibility for reconstruction from the US military to the embassy was occurring "against the backdrop of a security situation in Iraq that continues to deteriorate."
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