然而，伊拉克政府尚未能够改革和改组伊拉克军队，或是培训和装备安巴尔省区区5000名志愿人员。这不是一个后勤问题。这是一个政治意愿问题。巴格达似乎下决心不允许和不支持任何不隶属于全民动员力量的武装部队。因此，寻求关闭巴希加的培训方案或是如此成功地拖延或阻止联盟在安巴尔省开始执行的方案，是完全不足为奇的。我们担心，伊拉克政府正在重复其前任的错误。正是这种态度使伊拉克的主权面临风险。
Yet, the Iraqi Government has not been able to reform and restructure the Iraqi Army or train and equip a mere 5,000 volunteers in Anbar. That is not a logistical problem. That is a matter of political will. There seems to be a determination in Baghdad not to allow and support any armed force that is not part of the Popular Mobilization Forces. It is therefore not surprising at all that the closure of the training programme in Bashiqa is being sought, or that those started by the coalition in Anbar have been delayed or stalled so successfully. We are concerned that the Government of Iraq is repeating the mistakes of its predecessor. It is that attitude that puts the sovereignty of Iraq at risk.