The Mighty U.S. Trained And Supported Iraqi Army
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Iraq Civil War - #4 (Day 4): The Mighty U.S. Trained And Supported
Iraqi Army
http://bagnewsnotes.typepad.com/bagnews/2008/03/iraq-civil-wa-3.html
Mar 31, 2008
If the U.S. general public was tuning in at all to the current goings-
on in Iraq, this image alone could blow a major hole in the
Administration's rationale for being there.
After $22 billion spent training the Iraqi army, how does Team
Petraeus justify the sight of Iraqi Security forces -- within days of
launching an all-out attack on the Mahdi -- turning over their weapons
to officials of Muqtada al-Sadr in exchange for Korans and olive
branches?
And by the way, even if few Americans ever see the picture of these
forty soldiers giving it up, you can bet (if you notice the guy
getting it all down on video) that the Iraqi public is getting an eye
full.
After years of effort, Iraqi army still can't 'stand up' (Star-
Telegram/AP)
Cleric Suspends Battle in Basra by Shiite Militia (NYT)