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    Study Recommend US Should Lower Profile in Iraq

    In a week of dark assessments about Iraq, a panel of experts has delivered more grim news, this time about the police force. A twenty-member commission led by a retired Marine general found that the Iraqi army was slowly improving, but that the police force is so riddled with militias that it could not be trusted and ought to be disbanded.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Jim Sterngold • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In a week of dark assessments about Iraq, a panel of experts has delivered more grim news, this time about the police force. A twenty-member commission led by a retired Marine general found that the Iraqi army was slowly improving, but that the police force is so riddled with militias that it could not be trusted and ought to be disbanded. Adam Graham-Silverman of Congressional Quarterly joins us from the Senate Press Gallery.

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      Jim Sterngold

      Wall Street Journal

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Adam Graham-Silverman

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    Fred Thompson Makes It Official
    1. 1:57Study Recommend US Should Lower Profile in IraqYou’re reading this
    2. 7:52Can Dramatic Flair Beat Persistence in the Presidential Race?
    3. 42:11Rationale Behind the iPhone Price Cut
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