Military Success In Iraq Masks Failures On Other Goals

Iraq Oil Field

From Yahoo News/USA Today:

Over the past few months, the headlines coming from Iraq have been mostly good. In fact, very good.

But there is another storyline — one about the fragility of the recent successes — and it tells a deeper, more complex tale. It was outlined most effectively last week by Congress' investigative arm, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office, in a finely detailed report that got less attention than it deserved. Its central conclusion was more than a little bit worrisome: The U.S. lacks a convincing strategic plan for capitalizing on recent success, an echo of the lack of planning that turned victory into chaos after the invasion of Iraq five years ago.

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More News On Iraq:
Iraqi foreign minister: Country has little choice but to sign security agreement with US -- International Herald Tribune
U.S.-Iraq deal 'reachable,' Iraqi minister says -- CNN News
Iraqi Official Says US Security Accord Almost Done -- ABC News
Progress Cited on U.S.-Iraq Pacts -- Washington Post
Iraq official cites progress on U.S. security pact -- LA Times
Optimism Grows in Iraq as Daily Life Improves -- Spiegel Online
Mainstream Media Ignores Major Progress In Iraq -- FOX News
Water distribution site opens in northeast Baghdad, offers free water for poorest families -- Long War Journal
Rehabilitating Sadr City -- Time Magazine
Iraq Reaches 15 of 18 Benchmarks -- Gateway Pundit

My Comment: Everyone is now focusing on the political front, and to lay the groundwork for developing Iraq's oil reserves ..... now the fun starts.