Iraqi Defense Minister Sadoun Dulaimi has denied part of an agreement with Iran struck last week includes assistance in training the country's new military. At a Baghdad news conference, Dulaimi denied Iranian Defense Minister Adm. Ali Shamkhani's claim Iran would provide training as part of a five-point memorandum of understanding. He said the agreement did call for Iran to give $1 billion in reconstruction aid to the Iraqi government, some of which would go to the Defense Ministry. Dulaimi said the new, year-old Iraqi army was satisfied with the training provided by the U.S. military, the Washington Post reported. "When Iraqis are able to establish security, I will ask the multinational forces to leave," he said.
I thought that original report sounded goofular. Logic tells me: 1. Iran fights Iraq to a draw over eight years, with thousands of casualties.
2. U.S. throws Iraq out of Kuwait in 100 hours with 100 dead.
3. In a rematch, U.S. stomps Iraq flat and chases Sammy out of town in about two weeks. So Iraq wants Iran to train its troops? To do what? |
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