Gen Franks was in favor of using the Iraqi Army after we successfully invaded the country. But of course when you have civilians/politicians meddling in military operations, things get screwed up. (READ:Vietnam)
Bruce -- Throttle Jockey - Why golf courses should be motocross tracks Sam wrote: > I read someplace, my be in American Soldier, that the plan was > designed around using the Iraq military but days after the war 1/3 > disappeared with weapons, 1/3 stayed around to sabotage the effort and > steal more weapons/ammo for the ones that disappeared. That's why they > had to change plans at the last minute which screwed everything up ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:252610 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5