[snugs]

If I remember correctly at the time of the invasion there was no sign of the Officer Corp or for that matter the any of the Iraqi army in any significant numbers.

It was only afterwards when the insurgence began they started to appear and many of them proved to be no friends of the west.

IMHO one of the reason why the training (in some peoples minds) is taking so long that one has to make sure you are not training a terrorist instead of military man who believes in freedom for all.

[Morgan in Denver]

People forget, as well, that Saddam told his officers we would simply kill them once we found them, or he would if they didn't fight. To protect themselves from both sides most of the Iraqi officers escaped as a prudent choice of living. Once the fighting was over, if I remember right, many of these officers returned to enlist in the new coalition police and army forces.

[rodguy911]

"one has to make sure you are not training a terrorist instead of a military man"
Great take snugs,