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2007-04-27 Iraq

Iraqi Army Latest OOB - Now With Armor, MI, AF

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-04-27 16:21|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Found out elsewhere that the US is selling a number of M198 155mm howitzers to the Iraqis. Used in a purely defensive mode, they can use Target Reference Points on a map like the Russians did, since their primary target would be the Iranians or Syrians.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-04-27 20:00|| 2007-04-27 20:00|| Front Page Top

#2 The IA will take many more years of both training and equipment additions before they can even begin to consider taking on any of thier nations either Syria or Iran.

The primary goal with the IA is for them to take over the security operations so we can fall draw down and back into a rapid reaction support force and of course like S. Korea or Japan or Germany the garantee to both the neighbors and internal coups don't go there.

Posted by C-Low 2007-04-27 21:07|| 2007-04-27 21:07|| Front Page Top

#3 I disagree. We have given them some incredible tools that nobody else in the region except Israel has. For example, the biggest organic unit that anyone can field in the region is the separate brigade. Their divisions and Corps are paper units only.

However, we have organized and trained the Iraqis with division level operations, which about triples the effective strength of their units. It is priceless training that distinguishes the best armies.

And this training was done under the guidance of the US Army and Marine Corps, which imparts an incredible cohesion to a unit. Virtually their entire army has real combat experience, too, and they are using western, not Russian tactics.

If the US pulled out right now, I would expect the Iraqi army to be able to apply hurt to the Iranians way beyond anything the Iranians could imagine.

The Iranians might be numerically superior, but their army is young, inexperienced, led by fools and political appointees loyal to the Mullahs, and for them to attack Iraq would be walking into the valley of the shadow of death.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-04-27 22:43|| 2007-04-27 22:43|| Front Page Top

#4 moose - makes a lot of sense - I'd like to see that in action/actual

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-04-27 23:35|| 2007-04-27 23:35|| Front Page Top

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