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« "Federal Subsidies Turn Farms Into Big Business" | Main | » December 21, 2006
"Brave. The Iraqi soldiers risk their lives to serve their country, and are taking casualties at rate of about four times that of U.S. military."
Posted by Bill Roggio on the Iraqi Army and US MTTs: While critics of the Iraq Army continue to question the capabilities of the units and soldiers, a real move towards operational independence is occurring within the Iraqi Army. Last year, I embedded with the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines (the Teufelhunden) in Husaybah, as well as the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines (The Raiders) in the Haditha Triad. The 3/6 was working with the 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Division of the Iraqi Army, the most seasoned unit in the Army, while the 3/1 worked with the 7th Division, the greenest unit in the Iraqi Army. In western Anbar, a platoon of Marines paired up with a platoon of Iraqi Army soldiers in small outposts called Battle Positions. The Iraqi Army patrolled jointly with the Marines, and were directly dependent on the Marines for food, supplies, ammunition and transport. I hesitate to more than scan the piece, as I'll be covering some of the same ground and would like to form independent impressions for comparison. You, however, should closely read the rest, which includes a list of "Shortcomings", "Successes" and "Recommendations." Posted by Bill at December 21, 2006 04:41 AM | TrackBack (1) Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: Comments |
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