Sgt. re: Iraqi Police:"I don't think they're ready or want to take over"

Before the chimperor**s lies start spewing forth here is some reality from Iraq regarding those 100,000s of Ready Iraqi Forces...


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And some remain deeply skeptical about the potential of the police, who now conduct few patrols. When told about the Interior Ministry's plans to hand the city over to local police in the summer, one American soldier burst into laughter while another slowly shook his head.

An Interior Ministry colonel, who identified himself only as a member of the Jabouri tribe for fear of insurgent reprisal, described the local police force as "very bad."

Other soldiers, who were involved with previous handovers of Tal Afar, Mosul and Husaybah that also collapsed, warned that a premature transfer of power could set the ground for failure.

"I don't think they're ready or want to take over," said Staff Sgt. Richard Bogle of Midway, Ga., who heads an emergency response center in the city.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051129/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_training_the_iraqis

channel? It follows a National Guard unit from Arkansas from their deployment through their tour in Iraq. It also shows you how the families at home are coping with the Guardsmen's deployment. In episode 6 the soldiers made it pretty clear they believe that Iraqi police are a problem. If you haven't seen this series I recommend watching it if you can.


http://times.discovery.com/convergence/offtowar/offtowar.html

"the insurgents"


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