Currently, many police devote their energies to shaking down citizens for bribes, and some moonlight in death squads. As long as Iraqis face daily threats of larceny, kidnapping, and murder – particularly from those who are supposed to protect them – they will seek security from neighborhood gangs and militias.
美国应当增加改善警力的项目开支。目前，许多警察投入精力对民众敲诈勒索，有些人还在死亡行刑队里挣取外快。只要伊拉克人每天还面临盗窃、绑架和谋杀的威胁，特别是来自那些本应当保护他们的人的威胁，他们就会从邻近的团伙以及民兵中寻求安全。