Iraq return to local control delayed because Petraeus' security force training is behind schedule, again

Tell me again how well things are going. From AP:

In another sign of U.S. struggles in Iraq, the target date for putting Iraqi authorities in charge of security in all 18 provinces has slipped yet again, to at least July.

The delay, noted in a Pentagon report to Congress on progress and problems in Iraq, highlights the difficulties in developing Iraqi police forces and the slow pace of economic and political progress in some areas.

It is the second time this year the target date for completing what is known as “Provincial Iraqi Control” has been pushed back.

General Petraeus was in charge of training these police and security forces. And he lied about how well it was going, and got scolded by Ambassador Negroponte privately for his lies. Tell me again what a great guy Petraeus is, when he's the one who got us into this mess. Then again, the best way to get promoted in Bush-land is to be an abysmal failure.