>>>>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."
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>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.

Disturbed? I dunno. I've never actually trained an army before and didn't have any personal expectation for their progress.

How many armies have you trained, and what should the state of the Iraqi army look like at this point in the game?