Sunday, May 08, 2005
The "rock stars" of the Iraqi army
Major K., who knows whereof he speaks:
There is a wide variance in the quality of Iraqi Army units. Some are showing espirit d'corps and proficiency that would give some American units a run for their money. Others are lazy, corrupt and unprofessional. This is part of the growth process involved in training any new military force where there has been a power vacuum or power struggle in the past. Any soldier who has trained forces from a developing nation will back me up on this, particularly if they are US Army Special Forces, who specialize in this sort of thing...
Right now we are getting some complaints about one of the units here involving, theft of valuables at checkpoints, apathy to local threats, heavy-handedness, shooting at anything that moves at night, etc. At the same time, another unit here is loved by the locals and taking it to the arhabi(terrorists) as if these Soldiers are invincible. They are known as the Wolf Brigade, and they are the self-styled rockstars of the Iraqi Army. We sure are glad to have them here.
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