By Sarah Johnson PUBLISHED: 03:52 EST, 30 July 2012 | UPDATED: 04:04 EST, 30 July 2012 More than $200million has been squandered on a scheme to train Iraqi police that Baghdad says is neither needed nor wanted. The Police Development Programme – proposed as the largest State Department programme in the world – was planned as a five-year, multibillion-dollar effort to train security forces after the U.S. army left Iraq last December. A report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction found that Iraq did not confirm in writing that they wanted to go ahead with the programme to the American Embassy in Baghdad.
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Baghdad has rejected the The Police Development Programme in an effort to distance themselves from the U.S
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It has been ‘difficult’ for American diplomats to secure a solid commitment from Iraq’s government
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Report says that the embassy will hand over various assets to the Iraqis and has cut the number of advisers by 90 per cent
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Despite years of training, Iraq’s police force remains a vulnerable target for militants
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U.S. spokesman denies money has been wasted and that Iraq is not interested in the police training programme
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Shiite lawmaker says Iraq doesn't need American expertise
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Former U.S. embassy official said programme was ‘doomed'
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