The State of Iraq's Armed Forces -- [The Center for American Progress]

[Buck Turgidson]

The Center for American Progress
September 28, 2004

The State Department regularly issues unclassified reports on Iraq, detailing the status of oil production, upgrades to electrical services, training of the Iraqi military, and a range of other activities. The most recent issue of the "Iraq Weekly Status Report," dated Sept. 22, includes this table summarizing the state of Iraq's armed forces. The administration often touts the training and equipping of these forces as evidence of progress, but a close look at the numbers reveals that Iraqi forces are far from ready.

http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=199229

Be sure to click on the linked table. CAP has highlighted some interesting deficiencies using the State Department's own data.