The Study Group report found the U.S. "more successful in training the Iraqi Army than it has the police," noting in that regard that "the U.S. training mission has been hindered by a lack of clarity and capacity." The report recommends a greater involvement of the U.S. Department of Justice in this effort, based on its expertise and that the Defense Department "is already bearing too much of the burden in Iraq." In that effort "the FBI should expand its investigative and forensic training and facilities within Iraq," as well as establishing programs to "train judges, prosecutors, and investigators; and to create a create institutions and practices to fight corruption."

From the perspective of U.S. preparedness to meet the challenges in Iraq, the Report makes additional recommendations, including:

• Significant efforts to develop language and cultural understanding by U.S. personnel in Iraq (noting that our Iraq embassy of 1,000, only has 6 people at the fluent level).
• Better processes on coordination among constituent U.S. agencies
• "Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense should devote significantly greater analytic resources to the task of understanding the threats and sources of violence in Iraq."