Neil D Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 By Eric Schmitt The New York Times WASHINGTON Fewer than 30 percent of the 136,000 Iraqi security forces whom the Pentagon has said were trained and equipped are fully capable of conducting a broad range of independent missions in Iraq, and Iraqi Army units are suffering severe troop shortages, two top Pentagon officials told a Senate panel on Thursday. . General Richard Myers, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acknowledged that only about 40,000 of Iraq's security forces "can go anywhere and do anything," but he said that the remaining troops could also be useful. . He also said that American military commanders now suspected that the 79,000 Iraqi police officers and other Iraqi Ministry forces on official government rolls might not be as capable as Iraqi officials have asserted. They ain't ready and we ain't goin' home Quote Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 This should be the top priority of the administration right now, train them to protect their own. Or we could speculate: What would be the benefit of keeping American soldiers in Iraq indefinitely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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