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To: skinowski who wrote (215627)	8/14/2007 8:31:31 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794032

Sounds like the Iraqi forces are increasingly taking over - according to this optimistic report from Michael Yon: That too is just a piece of the solution. Eventually it is a major piece, but, at present, Iraqi forces are not close to being able to defend their country. Last report I saw indicated only 5 Iraqi battalions are capable of fully independent combat action. That is no more than 5000-6,000 troops. We cannot turn Iraq over to 6,000 troops and expect anything. Other battalions function OK with American advisors with them in combat. That brings up the question who are the best advisors. Would you rather have unskilled instructors working through interpretors - a la the conventional army advisory teams? Or would you prefer skilled warriors and masterful teachers who speak the local language fluently, and know and conform to the local customs in detail - a la SF teams? And who do you suppose the students prefer to both learn from and go into combat with.