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Originally Posted by mrbowler Seems like a double edge sword-they don't want the americans to stay permanently, but also realize that once the americans leave that a very good chance of chaos. The safe bet from a political view IMO seems to be exactly what the current administration is doing..you don't draw down a significant amount of troops until after the 2008 Elections. Have you seen or heard any status reports on the ability of the Iraqi's to Stand Up? |
Yes, I actually have read a news article that I now cannot find, and the article was focused on how the Iraqi's weren't ready or to put it another way, were behind the timetable we'd thought for getting them trained. Basically, it's way behind.
Kat