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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry
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To: Sully- who wrote (50478)9/28/2004 11:30:30 PM
From: ChinuSFO of 81568
 
CIA has a bleak analysis of Iraq

A report found more civilians there are supporting the resistance. It conflicts with upbeat public assessments.

By Jonathan S. Landay

Inquirer Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON - A new, top-secret CIA report from Iraq warns that growing numbers of Iraqis are concluding the U.S.-led coalition can be defeated and are supporting the insurgents.

The report paints a bleak picture of the political and security situation in Iraq and cautions that the U.S.-led drive to rebuild the country as a democracy could collapse unless corrective actions are taken immediately.

L. Paul Bremer, leader of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, who arrived unexpectedly in Washington for strategy sessions yesterday, essentially endorsed the CIA's findings, a senior administration official said.

The report's bleak tone and Bremer's private endorsement differ sharply with the upbeat public assessments that President Bush, his chief aides, and even Bremer are giving as part of an aggressive publicity campaign aimed at countering rising anxieties over increasing U.S. casualties in Iraq.

Two senior administration officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the document is classified, described the report's findings in broad terms but did not detail any recommendations.

<more> ... philly.com
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