http://voanews.com/english/2006-07-11-voa84.cfmUS Congressional Report Criticizes Bush Administration Strategy in Iraq
The U.S. Government Accountability Office, an independent investigative arm of Congress, has released a report that criticizes the Bush Administration's strategy for success in Iraq. Meanwhile, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad acknowledged what he described as "significant" sectarian violence there, but rejected suggestions that the country is in the midst of a civil war.
The Government Accountability Office issued a report Tuesday saying the U.S. government's strategy for stabilizing Iraq does address security, political and economic objectives in Iraq, but does not adequately or effectively describe how to achieve those goals.
Top GAO official David Walker told a congressional hearing other concerns about the Bush strategy involve how U.S. interests match Iraqi and international interests. "It does not fully address how U.S. goals and objectives will be integrated with those of the Iraqi government and with the international community. And, further, it does not detail the Iraqi government's anticipated contribution to its future security and reconstruction needs," he said.
Meanwhile, across town, the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, acknowledged there is ongoing violence there, but said he would not define the chaos as a civil war. "There is a sectarian conflict, focused in Baghdad right now. But the state institutions are holding. The leaders of the different communities are in the government. They've said they want to stay in the government," he said.
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