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This report from the Government Accountability Office on U.S. government efforts to organize, equip, and train Iraqi security forces says that significant challenges remain to be overcome before the ISF achieves full capability.
March 28, 2007
This report from the Government Accountability Office on U.S. government efforts to organize, equip, and train Iraqi security forces says that significant challenges remain to be overcome before the ISF achieves full capability.
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