Iraqi Troops Are Now Iraqi Troops
BBC – Iraqis begin taking control of their own units and…
Other divisions will be transferred in the coming months according to a timetable set by Iraq’s leaders
But this NPR story shows the dark side (and what is likely the actual reasoning for) of these troop movements to Baghdad even as the insurgency moves north. Bottom line – minimize American casualties in an increasingly unpopular war, evidenced by Stryker units in Mosul being moved back to the relative safety of Baghdad. Even while the capital is racking up 1500 deaths a month (counting only morgue processed bodies) the green zone is a fortified safe zone.
-Shlok
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