A new congressional report is casting fresh doubt on the Bush administration’s claims of progress in Iraq. The Government Accountability Office says the Iraqi government has met just three of the 18 benchmarks set by U.S. lawmakers. Overall violence was found to have remained the same. The Iraqi military showed a decrease in the number of units able to operate without U.S. assistance. A government official says he leaked the report to The Washington Post out of concern its conclusions would be watered down in final form.
Report Casts New Doubt on Progress of Iraq Goals
HeadlineAug 30, 2007