BBC - Iraq Security Advisor Laments Troop Failures

[jannyk]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6071258.stm

"The Iraqi president's security adviser has said Iraqi forces trying to improve security in Baghdad are under funded, badly trained and poorly equipped.Wafiq al-Samarra'i said that sometimes the insurgents had better weapons."
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"US President George W Bush said the situation in Iraq was "tough" and that he would consult senior US generals to see if a change in tactics was needed.

Their comments come a day after the US military said a two-month operation in Baghdad had failed to reduce violence.

Launched in June, Operation Together Forward is a joint US and Iraqi security drive in which thousands of extra troops have been deployed in Baghdad."

[katinmn]

1. More troops=more violence. Puppet government = illegitimate government

Lessons are lost on Bush.