And 4 days after Rummy is fired....
Army report finds training alone can't fix Iraqis' discipline problems or...
How do you infuse 200 years of what democracy really is, in 6 months, AND demote sharia?
WASHINGTON — More than three years into the post-Saddam Hussein era, the Iraq army still confronts endemic discipline problems.A report by the U.S. Army found Iraqi troops have been hampered by corruption, poor skills and insufficient discipline. The report, written by a former U.S. adviser, said Iraqi troops often conduct revenge attacks on civilians after insurgency strikes.
No, really? SO WHAT'S THE FREAKING ANSWER? WE KNOW THE PROBLEM.
"The 'burst reaction' may be attributed to Iraqis experiencing denial, anger and grief all at the same time," Lt. Col. Carl Grunow wrote in a report published in Military Review, a bimonthly publication of the U.S. Army's Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.Grunow said Iraqi soldiers overreact to insurgency fire. A former adviser to an Iraq army armored brigade, Grunow said soldiers often fire all of their ammunition in response to a single sniper shot.
Iraqi troops, usually unsupervised, often attack civilians after military units sustain casualties. Grunow said up to 40 percent of some Iraqi units have fled battle, without incurring a penalty.
So? What's the plan Stan? Oh by the way, you also forgot to add that they are demoralized since Maliki has aligned himself with Moqtadr Al Sadr, and is doing nothing to weaken tribal and religious murders and kidnappings, thinking the Americans will leave, and he'll be with the winners of this incipient civil war.
Senior U.S. commanders have echoed Grunow’s findings. Lt. Gen. John Vines, commander of the Multi-National Corps-Iraq in Baghdad until January 2006, said in an article in Military Review that soldiers often leave their units without sufficient manpower.Senior U.S. commanders have echoed Grunow’s findings. Lt. Gen. John Vines, commander of the Multi-National Corps-Iraq in Baghdad until January 2006, said in an article in Military Review that soldiers often leave their units without sufficient manpower.
"Soldiers once a month must journey back to their homes to pay debts and pass the money on to their families [and] are normally gone for up to a week, with the resultant loss to the unit of ready combat power," Vines wrote.
In another article, F.J. Bing West, a consultant to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, said training has not eliminated the problems of corruption within the Iraqi security forces. West said the police remain under the control of Iranian-sponsored Shi'ite militias.
"Training alone was not the answer," West said. "Too many police were corrupt and controlled by Shi'ite militias, and senior Iraqi leaders were doing little to punish disloyalty."
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The problem with the police is not JUST that are are corrupted by $$, it's that a significant % ARE Shia militia, and sunni infiltrators who believe in their mission of creating and winning a civil war
Being out of Iraq won't fix that
The Iraqi troops need to be trained outside the country. That way, corruption can be weeded out, discipline can be restored, and most importantly, they won't be killed like they were today.