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06-20-2004, 12:51 AM
U.S. Hasn't Fulfilled Goals in Iraq Before Handover, Post Says
June 20 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S., which plans to give Iraq's interim government control June 30, has failed to fulfill many goals and strayed from promises aimed at transforming Iraq into a stable democracy, the Washington Post said, citing interviews with U.S. and Iraqi officials and occupation authority documents.
At the beginning of June, 80 percent of $18.6 billion in aid approved by the U.S. congress hasn't been spent, the report said. Electricity generation remains at about 4,000 megawatts, short of the 6,000 megawatts promised by the U.S., resulting in less than nine hours of power a day to most Baghdad homes, the Post said. The Iraqi army is one-third of the promised size, it said.
The U.S., which ousted former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein last year, made mistakes that began with an inadequate commitment of resources and were aggravated by a misunderstanding of Iraqi politics, religion and society, the newspaper said in a report posted on its Web site.
The Coalition Provisional Authority, the U.S.-led administer of Iraq, says it has had successes, the paper said. The authority issued new banknotes, repaired almost 2,500 schools, immunized 3 million children and printed 8 million textbooks, it said. (Washington Post )
From (http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=acZsDtUDRZ0Q&refer=home)
June 20 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S., which plans to give Iraq's interim government control June 30, has failed to fulfill many goals and strayed from promises aimed at transforming Iraq into a stable democracy, the Washington Post said, citing interviews with U.S. and Iraqi officials and occupation authority documents.
At the beginning of June, 80 percent of $18.6 billion in aid approved by the U.S. congress hasn't been spent, the report said. Electricity generation remains at about 4,000 megawatts, short of the 6,000 megawatts promised by the U.S., resulting in less than nine hours of power a day to most Baghdad homes, the Post said. The Iraqi army is one-third of the promised size, it said.
The U.S., which ousted former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein last year, made mistakes that began with an inadequate commitment of resources and were aggravated by a misunderstanding of Iraqi politics, religion and society, the newspaper said in a report posted on its Web site.
The Coalition Provisional Authority, the U.S.-led administer of Iraq, says it has had successes, the paper said. The authority issued new banknotes, repaired almost 2,500 schools, immunized 3 million children and printed 8 million textbooks, it said. (Washington Post )
From (http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=acZsDtUDRZ0Q&refer=home)