Would the Bush Administration be misleading us on the number of Iraqi Security Forces able to take the place of American Servicemen?
That couldn't be! Tell me it's not so Senator!
Training Iraqis: the Facts
By Joseph R. Biden Jr. Sunday, February 6, 2005; Page B07
Before we can begin to responsibly disengage from Iraq, two conditions must be met. First, an elected Iraqi government and constitution considered legitimate by the country's main factions must emerge. Second, that government must develop the capacity to provide law and order, deliver basic services and, most important, defeat the insurgency. Last Sunday's elections were an important step toward meeting the first condition, but they did little to advance the second.
During Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's confirmation, much was made of the dueling numbers she and I advanced regarding Iraq's security forces. Rice said there are about 125,000 trained Iraqi security forces. I maintained that the real number was between 4,000 and 18,000. What explains the discrepancy?
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-The Oklahoma Hippy
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