Iraqi security forces teeter...
Now that Gen Patraeus and Amb. Crocker have finished their congressional briefing last week, let's not forget about how the fighting is going in Iraq. The NYTimes has a piece out today about how the Iraqi security forces are doing in their bid to wrest control of Sadr City from Sadr's Mahdi forces... to give you an idea, here's a choice quote from Sgt. George Lewis:
“It bugs the hell out of me,” said Sgt. George Lewis, Captain Veath’s platoon sergeant in Company B, Third Platoon, First Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment. “We don’t see any progress being made at all. We hear these guys [editorial note: Iraqi soldiers] in firefights. We know if we are not up there helping these guys out we are making very little progress.”
We need to keep close tabs on how these offensives are going as the U.S. presidential race takes the lead in our main stream reporting.
“It bugs the hell out of me,” said Sgt. George Lewis, Captain Veath’s platoon sergeant in Company B, Third Platoon, First Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment. “We don’t see any progress being made at all. We hear these guys [editorial note: Iraqi soldiers] in firefights. We know if we are not up there helping these guys out we are making very little progress.”
We need to keep close tabs on how these offensives are going as the U.S. presidential race takes the lead in our main stream reporting.
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