When will the Iraqis start taking charge of their own security and fighting the insurgents themselves?

Question

Does their refusal or inability to do so indicate that they are too weak to form a successful democratic nation? ("Success" being more than just a couple of elections supervised by another country's army.)

Answer 1

When the US sets a time for withdrawal. As long as we pay for their defense, they'll let us.
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Answer 2

NEVER! It doesn't matter if it's next year or 10 years from now the answer will still be no. No matter what kind of government we try to prop up in Iraq, extremists will always topple it. We need to let them fend for themselves immediately-or at the very least call this whole fiasco what it really is-a mission to protect oil interests and go get Iran too. Then spend the next 50 years fighting China, Russia and Europe for the oil.

Answer 3

"When will the Iraqis start taking charge of their own security and fighting the insurgents themselves?"

In 2005. They have been training and assisting in the very difficult task of trying to bring stability to a region that is the almost a daily target of suicide bombers and fanatical Islamic extremists. They are making progress - but it is not an easy or quick task. When you discover your enemy, it's usually after the fact. And it's not like they carry a sign around or wear uniforms declaring their affiliation to alQaeda or some other demented group.
Patience....the means will justify the end.

Answer 4

Just like Vietnam accept for the oil. The US won't abandon the oil reserves so Iraq will have to become another Isreal.

Answer 5

when the us forces leave and they are force to take action by themselves. in a couple of years.

Answer 6

It doesn't look like they will! For some reason they don't want to step up!

Answer 7

fuuken ,never,,,its a bushtackler thing for shire.