Tuesday, June 24, 2008

HERE'S THE GAO REPORT ON THE FIASCO

Memeo had the link, unlike the NYT or the WaPo.

Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Progress Report: Some Gains Made, Updated Strategy Needed
GAO-08-837 June 23, 2008
Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 88 pages)

Excerpt:
The Departments disagreed with our recommendation, stating that The New Way Forward strategy remains valid but the strategy shall be reviewed and refined as necessary. We reaffirm the need for an updated strategy given the important changes that have occurred in Iraq since January 2007. An updated strategy should build on recent gains, address unmet goals and objectives and articulate the U.S. strategy beyond July 2008.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

http://arablinks.blogspot.com/2008/06/us-soldiers-and-diplomats-have-waded.html

Evidently "patriotism" to America now is defined as meddling in internal Iraqi politics (see Farley's son quote in SF Chronicle)
to get a desired outcome even if against the will of the Iraqi people.