Sun Apr 6, 2008 12:57 PM CDT
world-news, iraq, united-states, no-closer
Bradley Brooks, Associated Press Writer
U.S. Army Cpt. David Uthlaut from charlie company 1-27IN, 25th infantry division observes the area around the patrol base Texas in the southern Sadr City, Baghdad on Thursday April 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
BAGHDAD — The United States is no closer to achieving its goals in Iraq than it was a year ago but a quick military withdrawal could lead to massive chaos and even genocide, according to a report released Sunday by a U.S. think tank.
The U.S. Institute of Peace report was written by experts who advised the Iraq Study Group, a panel mandated by Congress to offer recommendations on U.S. policy in Iraq in 2006.
The report was released two days before top commander Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker brief Congress on the situation in Iraq and prospects for American troop reductions. Their recommendations, which President Bush has signaled he will accept, could largely determine the course of action in Iraq for the coming year.
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http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/06/1414279-report-us-no-closer-to-iraq-goals