[goldstategop]

The Chicken Littles are surprised by this news. Iraqi soldiers deserting their army. Why wouldn't they? The regime lives high on the hog and treats its ordinary recruits like human cannon fodder. Sure every soldier who is a patriot is willing to fight and die for his country, but no soldier is willing to fight for a regime whose idea of patriotism is a bullet to the head if you don't fight for it, not just for Iraq.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

For historical comparison, the Iraqi army pay of $12 per month quoted in this piece compares to privates in the Union army of our Civil War who were paid $13 per month.