still think the US' slow resettlement is an issue of logistics and not political will?

The U.S. fell far short of its promise to permanently resettle 7,000 vulnerable Iraqis in the 2007 fiscal year.

# of Refugees Resettled in FY2007
Burma 13,896
Somalia 6,969
Iran 5,481
Iraq 1,608

Is the UNHCR in Burma or Somalia really that much better organized? Somehow I doubt it. Paul Rosensweig(sp?,) US government official told NPR last October, that he personally is not in a position to say a Burmese is any more or less deserving than an Iraqi to get in the US. Okay, but somebody obviously decided last year that they are nine times as deserving, so what gives? When the UNHCR did its part and referred more than 14000 Iraqis for resettlement to the US government last year alone, and the wait's an issue even for translators that have already been screened for security purposes, what's the excuse then?

The entire briefing by Refugees International should be read. They estimate almost a 5th of Iraq's population are now displaced and the UNHCR is (again) short of the resources necessary to effectively assist Iraqis, which last year amounted to about $30 per person. Criticism is also heavily on the Iraqi government for not aiding neighbouring countries enough, nor had it been doing such a great job with the millions displaced inside Iraq:

The Government of Iraq has finally provided $25 million to Jordan, Syria and Lebanon to help meet the needs of Iraqi refugees in these countries. Yet, despite numerous requests from neighboring countries for more involvement, the Iraqi Government has failed to deliver additional assistance. Instead, the Government has actively encouraged a policy of returns, by asking neighboring countries to close their borders, providing financial incentives to refugee families, and issuing non-exit stamps when refugees return to Iraq. Similarly, the Government of Iraq’s inability to manage the Public Distribution System of food has led millions of displaced Iraqis inside the country to lose the only assistance they were receiving. Despite billions of dollars remaining in its national budget, the Iraqi Government is spending an extremely small amount to assist its internally and externally displaced populations.