geerair
02-25-2006, 02:21 AM
"The only Iraq battalion capable of fighting without U.S. support has been downgraded to a level requiring them to fight with American troops backing them up, the Pentagon said Friday."
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/24/iraq.security/index.html?section=cnn_top stories
This is in contrast to President Bush's assertions just last month of Iraq's military progress.
Similar Bush boasts of military and police progress in Afghanistan are also not in line with conditions on the ground or realistic assessments by experts.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/24/iraq.security/index.html?section=cnn_top stories
This is in contrast to President Bush's assertions just last month of Iraq's military progress.
Similar Bush boasts of military and police progress in Afghanistan are also not in line with conditions on the ground or realistic assessments by experts.