Demise of Iraqi Units Symbolic of U.S. Errors (washingtonpost.com): "'We're trying to climb out of a hole,' said an official with the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, who spoke on condition of anonymity. American missteps during the occupation, the official said, 'continue to haunt us.'
The errors have had a major impact on almost every aspect of the U.S. agenda here, from pacifying rebel-held cities to holding elections in January to accelerating reconstruction projects. In each area, past mistakes have made it far tougher to accomplish U.S. objectives and those of Iraq's interim government"
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