From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"Mark"  wrote in message news:43ffa0da$1{at}w3....
> Oddly enough, it's the *other* ongoing events, like elections and
> constitutions that get sloshed off to page B19 that give me cause to
> remain optimistic.
>
>

You mean like the fact that Iraq has no battalions that can operate independently?

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,18267680%255E2310
9,00.html
However, the sole battalion that was classified as capable of fully
independent operations in October has since been downgraded, said
Lieutenant General Gene Renuart, of the Joint Staff.

No battalions are currently considered fully capable of operating without
the support of the US military.

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