--- SEARCH ---
WEATHER
CHINA
INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS
CULTURE
GOVERNMENT
SCI-TECH
ENVIRONMENT
LIFE
PEOPLE
TRAVEL
WEEKLY REVIEW
Learning Chinese
Learn to Cook Chinese Dishes
Exchange Rates
Hotel Service


Hot Links
China Development Gateway
Chinese Embassies

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the UN
Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland
Foreign Affairs College
Institute of American Studies Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
US Strategy of 'Iraqification' Controversial

WASHINGTON: Amid an unusual atmosphere of urgency, the Bush administration has suddenly decided to embrace the so-called "Iraqification" strategy, a buzz word in vogue here in Washington, saying that it is seeking a faster transfer of power to the Iraqis.

Speaking to reporters at the White House on Thursday, US President George W. Bush said that he had ordered Paul Bremer, top US civil administrator for Iraq, to work out a plan with the Iraqi Governing Council that will "encourage the Iraqis to assume more responsibility."

"Ambassador Bremer, with my instructions, is going back to talk to the Governing Council, to develop a strategy," he said. "And he'll report back after he's consulted with the very people that we want to assume more responsibility," Bush added.

The decision came after Bremer, summoned back to Washington at short notice on Tuesday, held two days of urgent consultations with top administration officials at the White House amid escalating attacks on US-led coalition forces in Iraq.

This represents a major shift in US strategy in Iraq because, according to US officials, the administration has prepared to give up its constitution-first approach and seeks to hand over as much responsibility to Iraqis as is feasible, as rapidly as possible.

Among various options is the so-called "Afghanistan Model," which means the United States can support the creation of a reconstituted governing body in Iraq that will assume a large degree of sovereignty by next summer, while the writing of a constitution and elections will come at a later stage.

An alternate option will be holding elections in the first half of next year to elect a new representative body, which will produce an interim government.

The United States will transfer power to the interim government and the latter will rule until a constitution is written and a formal government is elected.

Analysts believe that at least four factors forced the Bush administration to overhaul its political strategy in Iraq.

The foremost factor is the security challenge, highlighted by the escalating attacks on US-led coalition forces over the past two weeks.

The latest major attack at the Italian base in Nassiriya Wednesday morning claimed at least 18 lives, which brings the death toll of the coalition forces to more than 50 this month. On Saturday night, two Black Hawk helicopters collided and crashed in Mosul, killing 17 American soldiers.

John Abizaid, commander of the US Central Command, said last Thursday that the US-led occupation faces no more than 5,000 guerrilla fighters, but that they are increasingly well organized and well financed, and are gradually expanding their attacks to the previously calm north and south.

A latest report by the Central Intelligence Agency which painted a bleak picture of the political situation in Iraq is believed to be the second factor that has rattled the Bush administration. The report warned that the Iraqis are offering more support to the Iraqi resistant forces because they are increasingly losing confidence in the US-led occupation.

The other two factors are the Bush administration's disappointment with the dysfunction of its hand-picked Governing Council and the US presidential elections just a year away, according to US officials and analysts here.

All four factors produced the new sense of urgency in Washington. "In an atmosphere of heightened violence and instability, Iraq urgently required a new political formula," a US official was quoted by local press as saying.

The sudden shift in strategy in the Middle East country, however, is quite controversial in the United States. Some believe that a faster transfer of power to Iraqis would make US-led forces look less like occupiers. As more and more US-trained Iraqi forces or police assumed security responsibility, the United State could think of troop reduction or withdrawal.

But some others say that the "Iraqification" strategy is a losing approach because a hasty transfer of power could be very risky and diminish US control over the country's future.

They also question the rationale that "Iraqification" could reduce the security burden of US-led coalition forces because the Iraqis could fight guerrillas better than the coalition forces. The hastily-trained Iraqis may not effectively challenge the guerrilla fighters, they argue.

(Xinhua News Agency November 17, 2003)

US to Call up Thousands of Troops for Iraq Duty
Rockets Hit Baghdad Hotel with Americans
Koizumi, Bush Talk About Iraq, DPRK, Stronger Yen
3 UN Council Members Rule out Military Commitment to Iraq
UN Council Delays Meeting on US Resolution on Iraq
Car Bomb in Baghdad; US Iraq Proposal Criticized
Bush Insists "Very Good Progress" Made in Iraq
Russia Opposes New US Draft Resolution on Iraq
Print This Page
|
Email This Page
About Us SiteMap Feedback
Copyright © China Internet Information Center. All Rights Reserved
E-mail: webmaster@china.org.cn Tel: 86-10-68326688
主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产精品无码久久av| 日本乱理伦片在线观看网址| 伊人中文字幕在线观看| 舌头伸进去里面吃小豆豆| 国产成人精品永久免费视频| 2022国产精品手机在线观看| 天天干天天拍天天射| 一级毛片不收费| 护士在办公室里被躁视频| 久久婷婷综合色丁香五月| 桃子视频在线官网观看免费| 国产精品无码一区二区在线观一| 最近最新2019中文字幕全| 蜜臀AV一区二区| 国产福利在线观看极品美女| 99久久国产综合精品麻豆| 日韩三级免费观看| 亚洲av日韩综合一区二区三区| 精品无码无人网站免费视频| 国产精品亚洲一区二区三区在线| 中字幕视频在线永久在线| 欧美午夜春性猛交xxxx| 亚洲精品无码不卡| 玩弄丰满少妇视频| 免费观看a级毛片| 青草国产精品久久久久久| 国产成人综合久久久久久| www.欧美xxx| 国产精品入口麻豆完整版| 一个人免费视频观看在线www| 成年人视频网址| 丰满老**毛片| 无人在线观看视频高清视频8| 亚洲中文字幕无码日韩| 男男动漫全程肉无删减有什么| 国产国语对白一级毛片| 日本特黄特色特爽大片老鸭| 大学生美女特级毛片| 久久99亚洲网美利坚合众国| 日本精品一卡二卡≡卡四卡 | 亚洲欧美日韩中文高清ww|