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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (764460)	8/23/2007 1:10:16 PM
From: pompsander	Respond to of 769670

Iraq government faces "precarious" year: U.S. report 11 minutes ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will become "more precarious" over the next 6-12 months and security will improve modestly even as sectarian violence remains high, U.S. intelligence agencies said on Thursday. Declassified findings of the report said there had been "measurable but uneven improvements" in Iraq's security situation since January, under the U.S. troop increase ordered by President George W. Bush this year. The report comes amid growing criticism among U.S. political leaders over Maliki's ability to govern Iraq, and calls for a U.S. troop withdrawal. It cast doubt on Maliki's ability to heal sectarian divides as specified by U.S. milestones for progress. "Broadly accepted political compromises required for sustained security, long-term political progress and economic development are unlikely to emerge unless there is a fundamental shift in the factors driving Iraqi political and security developments," it said. The report was issued by the Office of the National Intelligence Director, a day after Bush sought to correct impressions that his support for Maliki was wavering and weeks before a mid-September assessment by U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker and the top U.S. commander there, Gen. David Petraeus.