08/10/2011 16:14
Beirut, 8 October / October (Rn) - A newspaper "Washington Post" American said yesterday that the U.S. State Department has entered in a race against time before the deadline for the security agreement with Iraq at the end of this year, through mobilizing their forces for the opening of the buildings and attract contractors, as the newspaper described as the process the largest since the reconstruction of Europe after World War II. The paper, in the article, published under the title "State Department is preparing for its largest operations since the implementation of the Marshall Plan," that while the focus of attention of the parties, the Iraqi and American, on the the number of troops that will remain in Iraq after the expiration of the withdrawal, will shrink the latter inevitably favor the presence of 16 thousand civilians on Iraqi territory belonging to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. The newspaper said the U.S. This process has become a real concern among legislators and government censors, who feared drowned Iraq contractors, an increase of 80 per cent, which will cost, they say, waste millions of dollars to ensure their protection. He stressed these at the same time, should not "make mistakes the military and the preceding financial in Iraq and Afghanistan." The newspaper quoted former congressman Christopher Shays, who was in charge of the Commission on Wartime Contracting, saying, "We are very concerned about the feasibility and cost of sending thousands of contractors in Baghdad, as well as the capacity of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to supervise them," at a time when the State Department announced that it is working hard to end decades of deal with them in order to ensure the protection of its diplomats in Iraq. In the meantime, warned committee member Dov Zakheim of the consequences of repeated killing of 17 Iraqi civilians in 2007 fire elements of the company "Blackwater" security private U.S. in the Eagles Square in Baghdad. The newspaper said that while the request Iraqi leaders Tuesday the survival of a small unit of American military trainers, they shall not be granted immunity, refused the administration of President Barack Obama's proposal is determined to keep between 3 thousand and 5 thousand if the parties can reach a final agreement. but the "Washington Post" feared to be a list of responsibilities of the Ministry of Foreign Military extremely difficult, as it provide protection for the 1750 diplomatic and working in the embassy in a country shaken by explosions and assassinations a day. In order to do so, drew the newspaper that the ministry has contracted with 5000 security element, is not protected the embassy in Baghdad alone, but believe in the protection of airports in Iraq as well as helping in the training of police in three military installations. She explained that the Ministry will secure the services air itself, through the 46 aircraft belonging to the embassy, and will have its hospitals own to secure medical assistance to its members. so, according to the newspaper, there will be a 4600 contractor, the majority non-Americans, will clear tasks cooking, cleaning and other services. There will be also about 4600 civilians, deployed in about 11 locations, to train Iraqis to use the military equipment they bought. worried about the newspaper in the end, in the words of a researcher at the National Security Council on Foreign Relations Max Boot, said, "but the contractors with the State Department are not qualified to lead any train to take over the operation of this magnitude at this stage, and they will find themselves ultimately depend mainly on U.S. military support .. if nothing has changed. " From: Khalil Hebron. Open: Abdullah Sabri
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