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2011-06-09 Iraq

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Posted by Anonymoose 2011-06-09 11:32|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Would be interesting to see how well they train their units after the course.

Posted by swksvolFF 2011-06-09 11:57|| 2011-06-09 11:57|| Front Page Top

#2 The younger Iraqis that have trained and fought with the Americans are highly receptive to the tactics and methods the western nations use. They have seen them work first hand.

The older generals and officers still think in the Arab way of doing things. Don't admit you don't know everything, hoard information to look important, are always right and inflexible, corruption, etc.

It will be interesting to see what generation wins out. If the younger generation's ideas and acceptance of the new wins, Iraq will be a very powerful Arab nation that has ideological ties with the west. Otherwise it is back to business as usual.

Posted by DarthVader 2011-06-09 12:16|| 2011-06-09 12:16|| Front Page Top

#3 It may be the strong-horse thing, or honest respect and admiration. I've heard that Libyan rebels, some of them, are sporting US high&tight haircuts, as are Iraqi young guys, with knock-off US sunglasses.
Figure this: A nineteen year old Iraqi was eleven when this whole thing started in his country. Every place he looked, the US was hammering the local soldiery. That's been his life. And the US has not been butchering families and setting off car bombs in markets.

Somebody once said that the Iraqi army might look kind of threatening to its neighbors. US training, doctrine, and much US equipment, but the ROE classes are overdue.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2011-06-09 14:48|| 2011-06-09 14:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Agree.

I had heard, and wish I could remember who, where, when, could have been one of those fashion shows I am subjected to, the question asked, if you hate america so much, then why the use of US camo as fashion. The answer was that the US Military kicked butt and they wanted that feeling. If these young Iraqi's want to be like the US Military (have the kids growing up factor) that is a whole different thing than just looking like.

Posted by swksvolFF 2011-06-09 17:42|| 2011-06-09 17:42|| Front Page Top

#5 Oh, yeah. Iraqi Army and US CAS. Which, of course, means US air supremacy. Better stick to suicide bombs hauled by special needs kids.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2011-06-09 21:08|| 2011-06-09 21:08|| Front Page Top

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