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Report questions adequacy in training, intelligence for Iraq
Washington, Oct 26: a series of technical problems is hampering the United States intelligence gathering operations in Iraq, according to a new report.
Washington, Oct 26: a series of technical
problems is hampering the United States intelligence gathering
operations in Iraq, according to a new report.
"The US military intelligence gathering operation in
Iraq is being undercut by a series of problems in using
technology, training intelligence specialists and managing
them in the field," a report by the Centre for Army Lessons
Learned at Fort Leavenworth said.
Commanders themselves have reported that younger officers and soldiers were unprepared for their assignments, "did not understand the targeting process" and possessed "very little to no analytical skills", it said.
Some key intelligence machinery has been misused in Iraq, which raises questions about the "high-tech" solutions that some at pentagon are advocating to improve the US military's performance in Iraq.
The report is also critical of how unmanned aircraft have been used in recent months. "A major UAV system, the hunter, was kept idle for 30 days because it had not been assigned an operational frequency on which to operate", it said.
Danielle Pletka, Vice President for Foreign and Defence Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute said, findings about intelligence problems are consistent with some of the shortcomings she observed during a recent trip to Iraq.
The report also states that reserve troops specializing in civil affairs and psychological operations sent earlier this year to Afghanistan received "marginally effective" training before their deployment.
Bureau Report
Commanders themselves have reported that younger officers and soldiers were unprepared for their assignments, "did not understand the targeting process" and possessed "very little to no analytical skills", it said.
Some key intelligence machinery has been misused in Iraq, which raises questions about the "high-tech" solutions that some at pentagon are advocating to improve the US military's performance in Iraq.
The report is also critical of how unmanned aircraft have been used in recent months. "A major UAV system, the hunter, was kept idle for 30 days because it had not been assigned an operational frequency on which to operate", it said.
Danielle Pletka, Vice President for Foreign and Defence Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute said, findings about intelligence problems are consistent with some of the shortcomings she observed during a recent trip to Iraq.
The report also states that reserve troops specializing in civil affairs and psychological operations sent earlier this year to Afghanistan received "marginally effective" training before their deployment.
Bureau Report