>>>Do you know there are 212,000 in the Iraqi army? That's more troops than the entire colation has over there.
>>>That means that more Iraqis are willing to stand up to the insurgency and secure their own future with their lives than there are Westerners in Iraq.
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>>Where did you get that number? ABC says 100,000 troops of which 700 are fully ready to go.
>>http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/IraqCoverage/story?id=1316059
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>>I think that solidly debunks your statement.
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>Apparently 212,000 number isn't the number of troops in the army. It is the number of Iraqi security forces total, army + police.
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>So instead of "army" read "security force."

You're not disturbed by 700 number? Keep in mind that the military is made up soldiers from Saddam's military. I think the criteria was colnel and below and without strong ties to the Bath party.