Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)

The Minister is quite right that there have not been as many atrocities in Iraq in recent times, with the exception of the two horrific market bombings last weekend. Have the local security forces, including the police force, been more effective and have they received better training to deal with the security situation? For how much longer will international security forces, such as the Americans, British and others, be needed in Iraq?

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