[tet68]

US troops have also had little training for fighting in urban areas in recent years,

No point reading any farther.

[Yardstick]

No point reading any farther.

What's this supposed to mean? There's only a sentence and a half left in the article! ;)

But seriously, do you disagree with the statement that American troops are undertrained for urban warfare? I certainly hope the article is wrong on this point.

[tbpiper]

To the contrary(refusing to the fromerly expected frogspeak), my son in the 101st has spent a great deal of time lately 'clearing buildings' at the range. It may well be the Iraqis who may be short of urban experience. It hasn't been their style.