Gen. John Abizaid, the US commander of Central Command, said today that Iraqi troops are not “seasoned” enough to defend the country for the Jan 30 elections. This was offered as an explaination for the recent expansion of US troop totals in the country. Of course, it's worse than that. The Fallujah operation created the conditions

Gen. John Abizaid, the US commander of Central Command, said today that
Iraqi troops are not “seasoned” enough to defend the country for the
Jan 30 elections. This was offered as an explaination for the recent
expansion of US troop totals in the country. Of course, it's worse than
that. The Fallujah operation created the conditions necessary for the collapse of the Iraqi military. [John Robb's Weblog]

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