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To: Elroy who wrote (251632)	5/25/2008 2:56:47 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) of 793772

If the Iraqi security forces are actually improving, they should become more and more able to shoulder the responsibility, and allow the US to depart. When that begins to happen is the big question Clearly it's already begun; a few weeks ago the Iraqi PM ordered the Iraqi army into the field without very much coordination with the US (& then needed some help). But he retook Basra for the government, and is now taking Sadr City. The question is when does it reach the stage where the US can draw way down? I don't know the answer to that, but maturing a new officer corps is clearly not an overnight task. If AQI is routed, then probably the Iraqi army can handle most of the fighting, though they will continue to need logistics support for some time. With many things, it's not a case of the US rebuilding infrastructure, but building it in the first place. Did you know that under Saddam, Iraq had no real banking system and soldiers were paid in cash?

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