The average Iraqi soldier gets 4 months off a year, in comparison to 2 weeks for US soldiers. Whenever there is a problem, the Iraqi military defers to the US military to solve it. Basically, the Iraqi military are NOT well trained, not prepared to fight, and I believe this is because they simply dont have to. There is a competent army behind them that allows them to shirk any responsibility, and sit on the sidelines while we fight their battles. If we are waiting for them to be ready to run their country before we leave, we will be waiting a very long time. But if we started setting dates, this would pressure them into getting their act together.
Some argue that setting a time table for getting out just gives the terrorists and insurgents a date to shoot for. But at the same time, it gives the Iraqi military a date to shoot for as well, in terms of preparing to police their own country. They are not getting ready on their own - so maybe they need a fire lit under them.
2007-10-08
03:51:20
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