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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jay the Obscure: [QB] There is something wrong in this White House. Not like that�s any new news, but here is just the latest example of bubble that Mr. Bush lives in does not serves neither him nor the public well. The Associated Press ran [URL=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051001/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_2;_ylt=Ag0_2t.mWQlOHsZnG6UF.ARqP0AC;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl]this[/URL] story on 1 October 2005: [QUOTE]WASHINGTON - President Bush said Saturday he is encouraged by the increasing size and capability of the Iraqi security forces, touting progress on a key measure for when U.S. troops can come home.[/QUOTE]However, that seems to be a direct contradiction to what his top generals told Congress just two days before. The Washington [i]Post[/i] ran [URL=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/29/AR2005092902085.html]this[/URL] story on 30 September 2005. [QUOTE]Decline in Iraqi Troops' Readiness Cited Generals Tell Lawmakers They Cannot Predict When U.S. Forces Can Withdraw The number of Iraqi army battalions that can fight insurgents without U.S. and coalition help has dropped from three to one, top U.S. generals told Congress yesterday, adding that the security situation in Iraq is too uncertain to predict large-scale American troop withdrawals anytime soon. Gen. George W. Casey Jr., who oversees U.S. forces in Iraq, said there are fewer Iraqi battalions at "Level 1" readiness than there were a few months ago. Although Casey said the number of troops and overall readiness of Iraqi security forces have steadily increased in recent months, and that there has not been a "step backwards," both Republican and Democratic senators expressed deep concern that the United States is not making enough progress against a resilient insurgency[/QUOTE]Back to the Associated Press story: [QUOTE]On Friday, Gen. George Casey, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said Sunni Arab opposition to Iraq's draft constitution has increased the potential for instability and called into question U.S. hopes for substantial troop cuts next spring It was the second time this week that Casey rolled back his July prediction that "fairly substantial" troop withdrawals could begin next spring. On Wednesday, he told Congress that only one Iraqi army battalion was ready to go into combat without U.S. support, down from three estimated a few months ago. He argued, though, that the Iraqi army is getting stronger, with more than 30 Iraqi battalions deemed capable of leading combat operation against insurgents, albeit with U.S. help. Bush said more than 100 Iraqi battalions are operating throughout the country. "Our commanders report that the Iraqi forces are serving with increasing effectiveness," he told radio listeners.[/QUOTE]So, there are more Iraqi troops under arms. There are however, fewer Iraqi troops capable of handling the insurgents by without support from United States troops than there were a few months ago. All in all, those seem like dubious conditions to hail the readiness of the Iraqi military to the American public. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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