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2005-04-20 Iraq-Jordan

Two Iraqi generals gunned down in separate attacks

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Posted by Steve White 2005-04-20 00:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I have to wonder if there are not ambitious Colonels in the Iraqi Army that arrange for the occasional assasination to ease the problems of promotion. No hard facts . . . just a passing thought.

Posted by Jame Retief 2005-04-20 7:27:48 AM|| 2005-04-20 7:27:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 A big part of the problem is that these guys insist on living the civilian life, which is cushy, but exposes them to all kinds of dangers. The smart thing to do would be to relocate military men and their families to fortified bases.* Note that we haven't had a senior American official killed, ever. That's because we don't let them come out and play, except on selected ceremonial occasions.

* That approach has its own problems, of course. The premise underlying fortified bases is that the troops are loyal to the government rather than to individual commanders. If the troops can't be trusted, then fortified bases are an invitation to coup plotters, who can plan their schemes any time they want, behind closed doors. This is why Uncle Sam can let its troops can do it with impunity, whereas Iraqi troops are another matter altogether.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-04-20 9:44:27 AM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-04-20 9:44:27 AM|| Front Page Top

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