Thursday, March 5, 2015

Iraq: Unreliable, Unpredictable And Asking For Help


The Kurds and the new batch of American advisors find the Iraqi Arab troops unreliable and unpredictable. Corruption, insufficient training and incompetent NCOs and officers are all contributing factors but not all three can be fixed. More training only does so much. The most incompetent officers and NCOs have been removed although that often leaves a shortage of NCOs and officers. The corruption is endemic and is always a serious risk. The poor performance of Iraqi troops is nothing new and since the 1960s other Arab states in the region have considered the Iraqis the worst soldiers in the area. No one knows exactly why, because neighbor Jordan has some of the best Arab soldiers in the region.

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