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U.S. Commander ‘Frustrated’ by Training Pace in IraqPosted on Aug 20, 2009
After Wednesday’s multiple bombings in Iraq, which left about 100 dead and more than 500 wounded, Army Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, the U.S. commander in charge of training Iraqi troops before the Americans’ departure, said there’s “much work to be done” during and after the hand-over. —KA
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By purplewolf, August 21 at 6:24 pm #
Losthills: it’s the Iraqis, not the Afgans.
As long as we are there basically doing it for them, they will never learn to stand on their own two feet and do it for themselves. Pull ALL of our military out NOW and leave them to their own devices and watch how fast they learn then. They don’t need all that forensic teams, logistical capabilities and other crap. Give them a gun, and as G.W. Bush did to our service people with only 7-9 bullets apiece because that is all the ammo G.W. though it would take per soldier to conquer Iraq in the first place, remember he declared the war was over in May 2002? Why are we still there?
Report thisBy LostHills, August 21 at 1:16 am #
Yeah, much work to be done, Gen’ral. Those dang Afghans just don’t seem motivated to get out there and sacrifice their lives for the goold old red, white and blue. And we don’t want to start a draft again—that would just fuel the anti-war movement, because most of our kids don’t want to go either. Better go back to plan B—bomb ‘em into the stone age…...
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