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Iraqis 'Fail to Meet Benchmarks'

Congressional auditors say most key goals unfulfilled

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 30, 2007 4:37 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Iraqi government has failed to meet most of the key political and military goals—the so called benchmarks—designed to measure the success of the US troop surge, congressional auditors say. An investigation by the Government Accountability Office has concluded that 13 of the... Read full story »

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