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Was the newspaper author actually on the scene to witness these events? If it actually is accurate portrial of what expired then hopefully the Iraqi commander in charge should be dismissed for derelection of duty. Meanwhile. I wonder how many Iraqi units are doing what is expected of them. We have read quite a few articles at FR in the past two months or so where Iraqi have operated independently with great success.
I would be carefull of this article. We don't really know how much of it is fabricated or not.

Uncle,
This type of operation is just more stupidity from the GQ Generals running the Non-War in Iraq. There is no reason your nephew or any other American needs to be made deliberately vulnerable to attack.. We have already had instances when GIs were gunned down by their "Iraqi Partners"

Separate the Shias and Sunnis...

Separate their Commands

Set up a DMZ between the factions and have their people secure each side of that DMZ..

The GQ Generals are actually fighting what the Iraqi people are doing themselves... Separating. Mixed neighborhoods are vanishing and as housing becomes available people are moving to their own kind Let them, Help them. Establish a DMZ around Sadr City and between the Sunnis and Shia where ever they are Let them run their own neighborhoods and require they not start a big fight with each other.. (That is what you back by US Muscle If an American gets attacked in a particular neighborhood you can investigate and either bring down the local leader and put someone else in place or follow his lead and capture/kill the people he identifies as the culprits..

Get our troops out of the line of fire where ever possible..

Establish a large Base down South to push back against the Iranian Influence in Shiaville.. Keep a smaller presence in Sunniland around Baghdad and sent the rest to secure the borders along Iran and Syria..

(The Kurds have demonstrated this works. They are Muslim and not Killing US Soldiers) They live in relative peace and security.. Just copy the model.. and get the ego out of this.

If it makes our "leaders Happy call them "States" who gives a rip just separate them. Make their leaders responsible for keeping the peace and hammer them if they don't Peace in Iraq not Rocket Science it is simple and straight forward.. They are a tribal people and we will never succeed until we learn that and accept it.. W