U.S> Training Of Iraq's Police Forces Slammed By Watchdog

'Bottomless pit': New police graduates march during a graduation ceremony in Baghdad

Iraq Police Training Programme A 'Bottomless Pit' That Threatens To Swallow Millions In U.S. Tax Dollars, Watchdog Warns -- Daily Mail

* Iraqi authorities suggest the money would be better spent on something for the American people

The programme to train Iraqi police could end up with U.S. tax dollars being thrown into a 'bottomless pit', a government watchdog warned today.

The State Department's flagship Iraq programme lacks focus and may not even be wanted by Iraqis, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction has found.

The report comes at a crucial time for the department, as it assumes the burden for securing U.S.-Iraqi ties as American forces leave by the end of this year.

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More News On The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Condemning US Training of Iraq's Police Forces

US Iraqi police funding condemned -- BBC
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Inspector General: U.S. wasting cash in Iraq -- Politico
US police training lacks Iraq backing: watchdog -- AFP
Watchdog slams U.S. Iraqi police training -- UPI

My Comment: Training Iraq's police forces falls under the purview of the US State Department .... the same organization that is suppose to replace the US military when they are gone at the end of this year. Hmmmm .... this is already not looking good.