Iraqis' effort to rebuild water works two years ago reflects the country's ongoing struggle to rebuild. The campaign has been hampered by poor planning and a high turnover rate for senior officials, according to an audit released yesterday.
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Iraqis' effort to rebuild water works two years ago reflects the country's ongoing struggle to rebuild. The campaign has been hampered by poor planning and a high turnover rate for senior officials, according to an audit released yesterday.
(REUTERS/file)
WASHINGTON -- The effort to resurrect vital government services in Iraq has been hampered by ethnic and sectarian purges among the ranks of civil servants, a high turnover rate for senior administrative officials, and a lack of comprehensive planning on the part of both Iraqis and the United States, according to an audit by the special inspector general for Iraq ... (Full article: 1140 words)
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