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Iraq
Another Iraqi Division "Stands Up"
2006-12-07
AL KISIK, Iraq – The 3rd Iraqi Army Division ceremoniously took the lead here Monday in providing security for Iraq’s people, becoming the seventh Iraqi Army division to assume control from coalition forces and the third division to now fall under the command and control of the Iraqi Ground Forces Command.

“This is a proud day for us and for Iraq,” said Maj. Gen. Khorsheed Saleem Hassan Muhammad al-Doskekey, the commander of the 3rd Iraqi Army Division. In front of hundreds of attendees who traveled from as far as Baghdad and Dahuk to attend the ceremony, the posting of the 3rd IA flag represented its full assumption as the lead for military forces in the region.

“The Iraqi army and its brave soldiers have sacrificed immensely”, said Maj. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, Commander of Multi-National Division-North and 25th Infantry Division (Light). “I am honored to have served with you over the last several months and I look forward to serving along side you in the future,” said Mixon.
Posted by:Bobby

#4  Anguper Hupomosing9418

Yes, they're Arabs, it's an egg-sucking dawg problem.
Posted by: Shipman   2006-12-07 17:13  

#3  Then arrest the Iraqis who keep the troops from being paid & send them to Abu Ghraib. Is it really that hard to fight corruption in Iraq?
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2006-12-07 16:56  

#2  Moose,
The reason they go awol is they don't get paid for months on end, plus Arab armies depend on the soldier's families for alot of the "logistical tail".

When you hear of US Training Teams spending much of their time getting the troops paid, clothed etc. it is to make sure they don't go AWOL.

Al
Posted by: frozen al   2006-12-07 10:03  

#1  It is essential that we break them of the bad habit of AWOL departures from their unit. The only way to do this is to set up a prison garrison, a military prison where soldiers who misbehave are sent for what amounts to re-education.

As harsh and anti-military a movie as it is, Sean Connery's "The Hill" is an excellent example of persuading wicked troops to behave themselves.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2006-12-07 09:32  

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