Bush (DODO*)'s Pentagon Delays Trainers for Iraqi Army - Elections, Exit Strategy in Peril -Senate Republicans Outraged

The New York Times > Washington > The Military: Effort to Train New Iraqi Army Is Facing Delays: "Three months into its new mission, the military command in charge of training and equipping Iraqi security forces has fewer than half of its permanent headquarters personnel in place, despite having one of the highest-priority roles in Iraq."[--snip--]

But on Sunday, four Senate Republicans - Richard G. Lugar of Indiana, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Chuck Hagel of Nebraska; John McCain of Arizona; and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina - criticized the administration for the problems facing American troops in Iraq.

"We're in trouble, we're in deep trouble in Iraq," Mr. Hagel said on the CBS News program "Face the Nation."