Thursday, July 12, 2007

"mixed results"?!

Report on Iraq shows mixed results

WASHINGTON - The Iraqi government has not yet fully met any of 18 goals for political, military and economic reform, the Bush administration said Thursday in an interim report certain to inflame debate in Congress over growing calls for a U.S. troop withdrawal.

In an assessment required by Congress, the administration accused Syria of fostering a network that supplies as many as 50 to 80 suicide bombers per month for al-Qaida in Iraq. It also said Iran continues to fund extremist groups.

The report said that despite progress on some fronts by the government of Nouri al-Maliki, "the security situation in Iraq remains complex and extremely challenging," the "economic picture is uneven" and political reconciliation is lagging.


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I don't really see anything "mixed" there - it looks like it's all bad news, just like everyone else has reported.
But it sure looks like the administration is looking for reasons to start a bigger war now - with Syria and Iran, which is freaking scary...

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