Bush* in a Hurry to Train Iraqis in Security Duty

[kskiska]

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 — The Bush administration has told the Pentagon to revamp and accelerate its plans for putting Iraqi security forces on the streets of Baghdad and other areas where American forces have come under attack, even if their training is significantly shortened, according to military and administration officials.

President Bush's desire to speed up — yet again — the rate at which Iraqis are put on the streets to supplement the 130,000 American troops in Iraq was the dominant subject at a meeting of the National Security Council in the White House Situation Room on Wednesday morning.

"He made it clear that it's not happening fast enough," said one senior official familiar with the discussion.

As part of a plan the Pentagon is still developing, thousands of Iraqis who are now acting essentially as security guards — at oil operations, pipelines and other potential terrorist targets — would be given a few weeks of training in Iraq and neighboring Jordan. They would then be put on the front lines, chiefly in the Sunni-dominated area northwest of Baghdad where the attacks have intensified the most in recent days, officials say. Later, their old jobs would be filled with recruits.

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http://nytimes.com/2003/10/30/politics/30PREX.html?hp

[alcuno]

1. "Cannon fodder"

I wonder how much they'll have to pay them?

[acmavm]

2. Yeah, so he can pull troops out next year and claim what a success

his little foray into Iraq has been

[Beetwasher]

3. I Really Think They Are Preparing to Cut and Run

See this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=612525

I also saw a discussion on some show on CNBC and James Carville was making the same prediction. They're going to slap together a constitution, a sham gov't and a "security" force and declare victory. It wouldn't be the first time, as a matter of fact it's what they've ALWAYS done, they NEVER finish the job...

[Nottingham]

4. Bush looks at men like toysoldiers

These aren't toys Nobody Knows what they are thinking :bounce:

[yellowcanine]

5. Get Ready

For high profile events where "Flyboy George" welcomes the troops home next spring - with the stories about new troops leaving for Iraq buried on A10 of the WP.

[papau]

6. need 250,000 to 400,000 - and graduated a few hundred with a few thousand

ready soon.

another PR from Bush that the media eats up.

[LeftIsBest]

7. He can't completely cut and run because let's all be realistic about why

why he went into iraq in the first place - OIL!!! That is the only reason he is there so there is no way he will pull the troops out.