Got to praise 'em when they deserve it and build up their confidence and pride.
Exactly. Owning a weapon and not knowing how o use it to it's full potential is useless. Sounds like these guys are "catching on" in military tactics and actions despite the language barrier from English to Iraqi. They keep "ponying up" and they can do good. I hope ten years down the road, they can say "Wow, those first couple of years working working with the U.S.A. Marines was tough. Glad they worked with us, so that now we can handle our own problems." Nothing is going to go forward till they can defend their own country, and we can't continue to do it for them, this is the passing of the torch ( I hope the whole country is moving this way SOON).