You may recall Bush saying that as the Iraqi forces stand up, we will stand down. You may even recall Gen. Petraeus writing that Iraqi security forces are making some progress. In reality, the Iraqi forces aren't very good even after years of training and billions of dollars spent.
A 'surge' unit sees change, but questions its permanence
By Sam Dagher Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
from the July 3, 2008 edition
On a recent house-to-house search in Adel by members of the 1/64, accompanying Iraqi soldiers seemed more interested in chatting and texting on their cellphones than the mission at hand.
"It's tiring. It has been five years. Now it's called knock-and-search instead of raids. A lot of the [Iraqi] soldiers do not want to do their jobs," grumbles Staff Sgt. Jose Benavides from Miami. "If the Americans leave, the sectarian violence will flare up."
Friday, July 04, 2008
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