BAGHDAD — U.S. military sources said U.S. officers have expressed resentment over the lack of reliability and independence of Iraq's military and police during the counter-insurgency mission in Baghdad.
"The places where the Iraqi security forces are less developed and less ready to do things on their own are the places that are the most heavily contested," Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey, the outgoing commander of Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq, said.
Despite increased U.S. funding and efforts, the Iraqi security forces have fallen way short of development and staffing goals, the sources said.[On Thursday, Sunni insurgents shelled the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad. At least seven mortars landed in the Green Zone, which contains parliament as well as Western embassies.]
It's all on the line. I don't mind risking our best to kill Al Qaeda, but on the civil war side of this, the Iraqis have to decide they want to have a society. Otherwise we leave 50,000 in Kurdistan, and BOMB from 10,000 when we spot the bad guys, (ANY HARDBOYZ OF ANY ILK, i.e. IRGC wandering about) and the rest kill each other off. They won't enjoy that.
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