The mess in Iraq ...

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... is largely because the Bush Administration had no plan to train a police force and thus secure law and order in the country. The report even quotes ol' Bernie Kerik, who clearly doesn't think that Iraq has "turned the corner."

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/21/world/middleeast/21security.html?ei=5094&en=84f4002b27e45d00&hp=&ex=1148184000&partner=homepage&pagewanted=print