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Amid the debate over the US withdrawal from Iraq: A new reading of the Baker-Hamilton Report
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As for the domestic situation, the US administration does not appear to be serious about improving internal affairs, as recommended by the Baker-Hamilton Commission, especially in terms of achieving national reconciliation, security, and the improvement of services touching upon the daily lives of Iraqis: no timelines were ever set for the accomplishment of these targets. In addition, no standards were set for the US government to gauge the commitment of the Iraqi government to national reconciliation, security, and the improvement of services. Despite the apparent success in the holding of legislative elections in 2010, doubts regarding the results did not differ from those accompanying the 2005 elections, and the problems of national reconciliation, security, and the improvement of services remained the same.