Comments on: Battle for Fallujah: Risks and Rewards http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/battle_for_fallujah/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:37:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Anjin-San http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/battle_for_fallujah/comment-page-1/#comment-26752 Anjin-San Mon, 08 Nov 2004 20:51:43 +0000 /?p=7965#comment-26752 The soldiers in the Iraq puppet govts. army need a promise of a promotion simply to go into battle. That kind of says it all... The soldiers in the Iraq puppet govts. army need a promise of a promotion simply to go into battle. That kind of says it all...

]]> By: Dan Spencer, California Yankee http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/battle_for_fallujah/comment-page-1/#comment-26736 Dan Spencer, California Yankee Mon, 08 Nov 2004 17:53:54 +0000 /?p=7965#comment-26736 I think the biggest issue is how the Iraqi's will perform, or rather they will show up. This morning on NPR's "Morning Edition" Anne Garrels reported that Iraqis are deserting in large numbers. An Iraqi batallion attached a marine unit has shrunk from 500 men to 170 in the last two weeks. Worse, over 250 Iraqis deserted over the weekend. I think the biggest issue is how the Iraqi's will perform, or rather they will show up.

This morning on NPR's "Morning Edition" Anne Garrels reported that Iraqis are deserting in large numbers. An Iraqi batallion attached a marine unit has shrunk from 500 men to 170 in the last two weeks. Worse, over 250 Iraqis deserted over the weekend.

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