Mr. Gates: "We Simply Cannot Afford To Fail" - Pentagon DUMPS New "Iraq Report": We Already Have

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At His Swearing In Mr. Gates (Rummy's Replacement) Said "we simply cannot afford to fail"

On same Day - Pentagon Says We Have Already Lost

Read The Report MEASURING SECURITY AND STABILITY IN IRAQ (huge PDF dump)
http://www.pentagon.mil/pubs/pdfs/9010Quarterly-Report-20061216.pdf

Attacks in Iraq at Record High, Pentagon Says
By DAVID S. CLOUD and MICHAEL R. GORDON
Published: December 19, 2006

The report, which covers the period from early August to early November, found an average of almost 960 attacks against Americans and Iraqis every week, the highest level recorded since the Pentagon began issuing the quarterly reports in 2005, with the biggest surge in attacks against American-led forces. That was an increase of 22 percent from the level for early May to early August, the report said.

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According to the Pentagon assessment, the operation initially had some success in reducing killings as militants concentrated on eluding capture and hiding their weapons. But sectarian death squads soon adapted, resuming their killings in regions of the capital that were not initially targets of the overstretched American and Iraqi troops.

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According to the Pentagon, the weekly average of 959 attacks was a jump of 175 from the previous three months. As a consequence, civilian deaths and injuries reached a record 93 a day.

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Indications of progress were few. The report credited the Iraqi government with taking “incremental” steps at assuming more responsibility and said its security forces “have assumed more leadership in counterinsurgency and law enforcement operations.” But it remained “urgent” for the Iraqi government “to demonstrate a resolve to contain and terminate sectarian attacks.”

more at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/19/world/middleeast/19military.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5094&en=08f04a0664d01d71&hp&ex=1166590800&partner=homepage
PDF Report At:
http://www.pentagon.mil/pubs/pdfs/9010Quarterly-Report-20061216.pdf