Substantial enough, it seems to me, that it's going to take more than a month or so to fix them. I'm guessing this is what the big pow-wow on Capital Hill was about today, too. The one with the video-conference hookup with Patraeus. Note, by the way, the source of this report - The Voice of Iraq. Not an American media source.
U.S. top commander meets Iraqi officials on transference of security responsibility
Baghdad, Jul 19, (VOI) - U.S. top commander in Iraq General David Petraeus discussed with a number of Iraqi officials, including the National Security Adviser Mowafaq al-Rubaie, the reasons behind delaying the handover of security responsibilities to the Iraqi forces, [...]
UPDATE: Here's the full report on what Congress heard today:
Crocker: Look Outside of Baghdad for Political Progress
For a taste of what's to come from the September Iraq update provided by General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, take a look at what Crocker told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee [...]
Tags: Iraq War, Patraeus, al-Rubaie, Security
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