Iraqi soldiers fear leaving training base

[sabra]

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200508/s1432950.htm

Iraqi soldiers fear leaving training base

Members of the new Iraqi army being trained by US troops in the safe confines of Taji military base, fear setting foot outside.

Taji, an old Iraqi military base just north-west of Baghdad, lies in the heartland of the Sunni-led insurgency against the new, Shiite-led Iraqi Government and its US backers.

"We're all afraid. I can't go outside the base wearing these military clothes," says Sergeant Abbas, listing colleagues who have fallen victim to relentless insurgent attacks in the dusty towns and highways north of Baghdad.

"We all know soldiers who notice people photographing them with mobile phones and being followed," says the Shiite Muslim from Amara in relatively calm southern Iraq.

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[ClintonTyree]

1. This is why the Iraqis will never be prepared...........

to take over the security of their nation so the U.S. can leave. Not that the bush administration WANTS them to leave, mind you. bush and the rest of the neo-cons want a permanent presence in Iraq to protect "the nation's interests", meaning, U.S. Corporate interests.

The Iraqis are never going to be able to defend their own country from "insurgents". Number one, they're fighting their own families and neighbors. Number two, they just don't care that much if radical Islamics control the country. All they want is peace, the same as the South Viet Namese during the war over there. They couldn't give two shits who is in control, they just want to be able to live their lives in relative peace.

The recruits they have trained have been so infiltrated with spies, that they are forever taking one step forward and two steps back, they are making ZERO progress in forming and maintaining an Iraqi Army capable of defeating or even holding the insurgents at bay. Again, thanks to our chimp in chief for getting our asses in this quagmire in the first place.

[SoCalDem]

2. Exactly..2+ generations of fear and now car bombs

do not exactly instill confidence in new recruits..

[GoBlue]

3. Not too worry...

Uncle Sam George is resolved to complete his noble mission. The Iraqi's should learn to be proud to die for it him.

[leftchick]

5. Biden and the rest of the Senate Democrats as well....

The ones that make it to the TV say "More troops, More troops" to "complete the mission"!

:grr: :argh:

[NNN0LHI]

4. And these are the smart ones

Who was it that said "never get off the fucking boat"?

Don

[Vickers]

6. Gee, that Iraqi democracy is some scary stuff!

:sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm:

Nice job, George, you completely fucked up yet another assignment! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Lecky]

7. :(