hipsterdufus said:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/24/iraq.security/index.html?section=cnn_topstories
If the civil war is underway in Iraq, my guess is a that lot of these batallions will simply dissolve completely.
The unending, self-serving attempts to lie about and smear our troops and their mission by the "patriotic" left is still underway.
You painted this as a step backwards. The
unbiased version is that some core changes were made to this one battalion and it had to have temporary assistance from our troops, requiring it to be
temporarily referred to as a level two battalion. This is from your link:
"...its readiness level has dropped in the wake of a new commander and numerous changes in the combat and support units..."
Furthermore, one of the most important examples of substantive progress was mentioned in this link you provided: "The security force operations are under the direction of the Iraqi government."
This link also reveals how much progress we are making (contrary to your spin) in specific detail:
"According to the congressionally mandated Iraq security report released Friday, there are 53 Iraqi battalions at level two status, up from 36 in October. There are 45 battalions at level three, according to the report.
Overall, Pentagon officials said close to 100 Iraqi army battalions are operational, and more than 100 Iraq Security Force battalions are operational at levels two or three."
Not nearly as dramatic and condemning without the B.S. spin, huh?
How long did it take us to convert Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan to functioning democracies with the patriotic left telling us it couldn't be done every step of the way?
Nice try.
Every time you people try to pull the rug out from under our troops and smear their mission with this phony spin, conservatives will call you out for it. You should get use to it.