BAGHDAD — Last week, Iraq experienced the lowest level of “security incidents” since March 2004, a reduction that military officials attribute in part to improvements in Iraqi security forces. “The collective efforts … to increase the capacity of the Iraqi security forces is a key part of the reason why we saw last week the lowest level of security incidents in Iraq the past four years,” Army Maj. Gen. Kevin Bergner, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman, said May 28 during a news conference in Baghdad.
“It is also why we are seeing Iraqi citizens increasingly supporting their security forces by calling in tips on criminal activity and illegal weapons,” Bergner continued. “And it is why we are seeing the Iraqi security forces conducting effective operations in Basra, Mosul and Baghdad to enforce the rule of law.”
Last week, Iraq experienced the lowest level of “security incidents” since 2004
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Can we go home now? That's the official definition of success in Iraq. What are we waiting for?
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For the Iraqi police to eb competent. Ask anyone who is over there, or has been, and they will tell you how incapable they are. The other problem is the insurgents are in the Iraqi police force. If we just left they would not be able to keep order. The country would descend into anarchy.rn79870 wrote:Can we go home now? That's the official definition of success in Iraq. What are we waiting for?
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If things keep up then I'm sure time is drawing near to start pulling out more troops (above those committed for pullout already)rn79870 wrote:Can we go home now? That's the official definition of success in Iraq. What are we waiting for?
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It doesn't matter when we leave. The unrest will start again, probably before the last plane is leaving the runway. The sooner we get out the better.OriginalWheelman wrote:For the Iraqi police to eb competent. Ask anyone who is over there, or has been, and they will tell you how incapable they are. The other problem is the insurgents are in the Iraqi police force. If we just left they would not be able to keep order. The country would descend into anarchy.