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Iraq - a Must Read Report

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by user Towncommons Retired General Barry McAffery has authored a must read report based on a recent tour of Iraq and meetings with all of the top level of leadership throughout the area. To call it the good, the bad and the ugly would be an understatement. He pulls no punches at all –starting out his report with the statements: "Iraq is ripped by a low grade civil war which has worsened to catastrophic levels with as many as 3000 citizens murdered per month. The population is in despair." "There is no function of government that operates effectively across the nation. . . ." __NOEDITSECTION__

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by user Towncommons Retired General Barry McAffery has authored a must read report based on a recent tour of Iraq and meetings with all of the top level of leadership throughout the area. To call it the good, the bad and the ugly would be an understatement. He pulls no punches at all –starting out his report with the statements: "Iraq is ripped by a low grade civil war which has worsened to catastrophic levels with as many as 3000 citizens murdered per month. The population is in despair." ". . . Three million Iraqis are internally displaced or have fled the country to Syria and Jordan. The technical and educated elites are going into self-imposed exile---a huge brain drain that imperils the ability to govern. The Maliki government has little credibility among the Shia populations from which it emerged. It is despised by the Sunni as a Persian surrogate. It is believed untrustworthy and incompetent by the Kurds." "There is no function of government that operates effectively across the nation. . . ." ". . . Since the arrival of General David Petraeus in command of Multi-National Force Iraq--- the situation on the ground has clearly and measurably improved." The report is a real gut-check that spells out the challenges we face. But McCaffrey is not waiving the French national flag, nor is he shilling for the Democrats. His ultimate conclusions are: Continue reading at Town Commons __NOEDITSECTION__ From The Opinion Wiki, a Wikia wiki. From The Opinion Wiki, a Wikia wiki.