> Gel wrote: > My question was simply in response to a contradictory statement which > said that the Iraqis had to solve their own problems. >
He's seems to be saying the Iraqi government is using the US military in a security staff augmentation role - essentially accountable to the Iraqi government - while Iraqi politicians negotiate. And apparently having a major percentage of US forces under the whims of foreign politicians is good policy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:256578 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5