Tracy;

Too bad Iraq cannot take care of its own affairs. With those more than 200,000 well-trained personnel in the army and police force that our federal administration boasts about, Iraq should be self-sufficient when it comes to protecting itself.

Could it be that our training of Iraqi military/police forces is not effective? Perhaps the Iraqi’s are not good at defending themselves? Let someone else do it – why not?

If nothing else training Iraqi forces is a good way to arm and train personnel how to fight. Should a civil war erupt then the forces will break up and shoot each other. Then we can sell each side bullets and other military needs!

After occupying Iraq for more than two years we have not done a very good job of security. The administration says we will be in Iraq for ten years. That will occur if GWB is reelected until the end of the conflict in Iraq.

The figure ten years was stated late last year as well as recently. Does that mean we are not making progress and the time table was moved up one more year?

Who needs an exit strategy when we are having so much fun?

It was recently stated by United States military leaders in Iraq that the insurgents were using better techniques then two years ago. The insurgents are being trained by someone. Why not find out whom? Perhaps the insurgent’s trainers can do a better job of training the Iraqi military and police force then we have done?

Tom




>Personally, I think it would best suit Iraq to slowly withdraw U.S. troops and replace them with troops from the League of Arab Nations. Iraq should request this themselves from the League. It would make more sense politically for Iraq.

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>>Many of my friends were against that war. Others are now against it. I have had (and still have) many heated debates with them about it, because I was, and still am, pro. Your friend is doing some good work there. :)
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>>>This is his 3rd time there already but this will be his longest tour (the previous two were under 7 months each).
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>>>>>A friend of mine just left for a year's tour of duty in Iraq this morning. He will be with a unit that will be handling all convoys between Falluja and Bagdad. When he gets settled he will be posting on a blog whenever he can. When its ready I'll post the url for anyone interested.
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>>>>VERY interested indeed. Is he afraid? I would be, although I probably would try not to show it to the public.