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- Maliki's Remarks On Iraq Withdrawal Were Misreported
What do you know? From the BBC and Hot Air: Barack Obama based his editorial on Iraq in large part on the assertion by Nouri al-Maliki wants timetables for American withdrawal. Unfortunately, as the BBC notes, Maliki didn’t actually say that — although...
- Iraqi Army Continues Their Fight & Sadr Threatens War
Artillery fire and bomb blasts shook a militia-held district in the southern city of Basra today as U.S. and British forces backed up Iraqi troops launching a new offensive in the area. "JAM tried to prevent them from entering, but fierce air strikes...
- Gertz- Iran Aiming For 'total Control' Of Iraq
Iran has been subverting the Baghdad government as part of a plan to gain total control over neighboring Iraq. A new report by the Jamestown Foundation said Iran has expanded its subversion efforts and intends to fragment Iraq. Authored by U.S. Army...
- On The Brink Of Civil War, The Iraqis Are Proud Of Their Army
Ralph Peters has a new article about Iraq's army. And, Rick Ballard has some thoughts and historical perspective, over at YARGB: Forty-seven battalions drawn from all 10 of Iraq's army divisions took part in an operation that, above all, aimed...
- Us Officials Begin Talks With Iraqi Insurgents
Attemtpting to take advantage of a rift between homegrown insurgents and foreign Al Qaeda members, the United States has entered into negotiations with Iraqi insurgents: Citing a Western diplomat, an Iraqi political leader and an Iraqi insurgent leader,...
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And 4 days after Rummy is fired....
Army report finds training alone can't fix Iraqis' discipline problems or...
How do you infuse 200 years of what democracy really is, in 6 months, AND demote sharia?
WASHINGTON — More than three years into the post-Saddam Hussein era, the Iraq army still confronts endemic discipline problems.A report by the U.S. Army found Iraqi troops have been hampered by corruption, poor skills and insufficient discipline. The report, written by a former U.S. adviser, said Iraqi troops often conduct revenge attacks on civilians after insurgency strikes.
No, really? SO WHAT'S THE FREAKING ANSWER? WE KNOW THE PROBLEM.
"The 'burst reaction' may be attributed to Iraqis experiencing denial, anger and grief all at the same time," Lt. Col. Carl Grunow wrote in a report published in Military Review, a bimonthly publication of the U.S. Army's Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.Grunow said Iraqi soldiers overreact to insurgency fire. A former adviser to an Iraq army armored brigade, Grunow said soldiers often fire all of their ammunition in response to a single sniper shot.
Iraqi troops, usually unsupervised, often attack civilians after military units sustain casualties. Grunow said up to 40 percent of some Iraqi units have fled battle, without incurring a penalty.
So? What's the plan Stan? Oh by the way, you also forgot to add that they are demoralized since Maliki has aligned himself with Moqtadr Al Sadr, and is doing nothing to weaken tribal and religious murders and kidnappings, thinking the Americans will leave, and he'll be with the winners of this incipient civil war.
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- Maliki's Remarks On Iraq Withdrawal Were Misreported
What do you know? From the BBC and Hot Air: Barack Obama based his editorial on Iraq in large part on the assertion by Nouri al-Maliki wants timetables for American withdrawal. Unfortunately, as the BBC notes, Maliki didn’t actually say that — although...
- Iraqi Army Continues Their Fight & Sadr Threatens War
Artillery fire and bomb blasts shook a militia-held district in the southern city of Basra today as U.S. and British forces backed up Iraqi troops launching a new offensive in the area. "JAM tried to prevent them from entering, but fierce air strikes...
- Gertz- Iran Aiming For 'total Control' Of Iraq
Iran has been subverting the Baghdad government as part of a plan to gain total control over neighboring Iraq. A new report by the Jamestown Foundation said Iran has expanded its subversion efforts and intends to fragment Iraq. Authored by U.S. Army...
- On The Brink Of Civil War, The Iraqis Are Proud Of Their Army
Ralph Peters has a new article about Iraq's army. And, Rick Ballard has some thoughts and historical perspective, over at YARGB: Forty-seven battalions drawn from all 10 of Iraq's army divisions took part in an operation that, above all, aimed...
- Us Officials Begin Talks With Iraqi Insurgents
Attemtpting to take advantage of a rift between homegrown insurgents and foreign Al Qaeda members, the United States has entered into negotiations with Iraqi insurgents: Citing a Western diplomat, an Iraqi political leader and an Iraqi insurgent leader,...