Monday, July 25, 2005

A "qualified success"

Iraq's police force has suffered from inadequate recruiting and screening of candidates, apparently even allowing some insurgents to join, a U.S. report said Monday.

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Current plans call for building a police force of about 135,000. But the report criticized the U.S. administration in Iraq for focusing too much on reaching that number, and not enough on finding quality recruits.

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"Inducting criminals into the (Iraqi police) is a continual concern. Even more troubling is infiltration by intending terrorists or insurgents. There is sufficient evidence to conclude that such persons indeed are among the ranks" of Iraqi police, the report said.

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Even so, the study by the inspectors general at the Defense and State departments said the effort to build up Iraq's police agencies has been a qualified success.

  WaPo article

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