Think Tank: Iraqi Forces Need 5 Years

[juliagoolia]

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/news/2004/oct/19/101902124.html

Think Tank: Iraqi Forces Need 5 Years

By BARRY RENFREW
ASSOCIATED PRESS


LONDON (AP) -

It could be five years before Iraqi forces can guarantee security and
allow U.S.-led coalition troops to wind down their role, a leading think
tank said Tuesday.

The London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies said
bringing peace to Iraq will depend on its interim government taking
control of security and winning public confidence.

"It is essential that Iraqi security forces become the primary
instrument of law and order," the institute said in its annual publication,
"The Military Balance."

The institute's director, John Chipman, also addressed the issue of
terrorism at a news conference, saying that while the United States
remains a top target for al-Qaida, Europe may be at a higher risk of attack
because of weaker security and its proximity to the Middle East.

The report highlighted efforts to build up Iraqi government forces, but
said the task was still in a very early stage. It will take some time
before Iraqi forces are ready to take the lead in controlling Iraq and
defeating insurgents, it added.

The report said that U.S.-trained government forces currently number
36,000.
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[shraby]

1. Washington could do with a whole lot

fewer "think tanks", a couple of them got us into this mess in the first place.

Where do they get the money that supports them, I seriously doubt people donate their time.

[teryang]

2. No amount of Iraqi "forces" can stiffle violent opposition

...to the American corporate looting of Iraq and neo-colonial control. Foreign organizations and their personnel will never be safe until we leave and then not for some time.

It is our forcible and violent presence which ensures that peace and security will never arrive as long as we are there. Some people just don't get it.

[Moderator]

3. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=915849



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