[coconutt2000]

“By this proposal, we should kick out the terrorists …” he said. “Let life go back to where it was.”

I hope he means the way life should be, rather than the way it was...

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

FORWARD OPERATING BASE DANGER, TIKRIT – Most were once farmers with little education from rival tribes....But on Aug. 16, the more than 300 Iraqi National Guard Soldiers who graduated from basic training were literally on one accord both militarily and rhythmically.

“We are ready to kill the enemy. We are ready to fight,” the 202^nd ING Battalion Soldiers thundered in Arabic, as they jubilantly hoisted their new AK-47 assault rifles in the air to celebrate the “proudest” day of their lives.

                                                                     

     Bad news for the bad guys, ping!
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8Duty First' Soldiers conduct Cajun Mousetrap III in Iraq ->

[ken5050]

Good article..the Iraqi unit has to go into battle, get bloodied, then they can be spread around the rest of the Iraqi troops coming out if training...as NCOs..it's called the "cadre" approach..surprising that the word doesn't appear in the article..