Report finds Iraqi government precarious by Delia Cruceru

A new U.S. intelligence report finds that says that the Iraqi government is incapable of governing itself, it is stranded by insurgent and sectarian violence with high levels. The report predicts that the Iraqi government "will become more precarious over the next six to 12 months. To date, Iraqi political leaders remain unable to govern effectively." The stability in Iraq is "measurable but uneven" and there are some improvements in the security since the beginning of the year continuing to improve slowly over the next six to twelve months. "The strains of the security situation and absence of key leaders have stalled internal political debates, slowed national decision-making, and increased Maliki's vulnerability" to factions that could form a rivaling coalition, the document says. This report from the National Intelligence comes in a crucial time, next month General David Petraeus and the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocke have to present a report over the success of the temporarily increasing U.S. troop levels in Iraq. Republican Senator John Warner, who has just returned from Iraq called President Bush to bring some of the troops back home until Christmas saying that the move "wouldn't destabilize the country, but could send a clear warning to Iraq that time is running out."

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by Delia Cruceru for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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