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To: Kevin Rose who wrote (434022)7/26/2003 2:18:09 PM
From: Ish  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 769670
 
<<But, yes, training a police force is a high priority. Let Iraqis keep their own peace.>>

In about a week training officers will be leaving for Iraq to train 24,000 Iraqi policemen. 2 weeks after that uniformed UN police will start arriving in Iraq. 2 weeks after that US investigative police will be in Iraq to work with the Iraqis.



To: Kevin Rose who wrote (434022)7/26/2003 2:23:10 PM
From: Richard S  Respond to of 769670
 
"A complete transition will take awhile, a U.S. military spokesman said, because leftover Fedayeen and paramilitary forces remain a threat. "There is a ready-made mafia right there already in Iraq with the Fedayeen," the official said. "There are mountains and mountains of arms in Iraq. It is a scary situation."

cnn.com