Iraqi paper: cities transfered to Iraq from US, are controlled by militias

[sabra]

http://www.azzaman.com/english/index.asp?fname=news\2006-09-22\kurd4.htm

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Iraqi troops were easily defeated in the southern city of Diwaniya recently at the hands of local militias.

Observes say the transfer of security from U.S. to Iraqi forces, highlighted in both local and international media, is merely a showcase and part of a public relations exercise.

The cities where the transfer takes place are either under the control of local militias or insurgents, they say, adding that U.S. troops, despite their massive capabilities, have never been in control.

[niceypoo]

1. Sadly, thats tht only difference between Saddam and Bush:

Saddam had control.