The Iraqi Army Was Crumbling Long Before Its Collapse, U.S. Officials Say
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From January through May, six helicopters were shot down and 60 were damaged in battle, an administration official said.
In the same period, 28 M-1 tanks were damaged and five tanks sustained full armor penetration by antitank guided missiles. ISIS, the administration official added, appears to have acquired Russian antitank weapons in Syria. A significant number of M-1 tanks have been hobbled by maintenance issues, the official said.
They are crumbling, said James M. Dubik, a retired American lieutenant general who oversaw the training of Iraqi forces during the so-called surge of thousands of United States troops into Iraq in 2007.
There are pockets of proficiency, but in general, they have been made fragile over the past three to four years, mostly because of the government of Iraqs policies, General Dubik said. Theyre losing confidence in themselves and in the governments ability to win. And the government is losing confidence in them.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/13/world/middleeast/american-intelligence-officials-said-iraqi-military-had-been-in-decline.html?_r=0
I wonder who bought those weapons in Syria for them