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I wasn't even tracking there was an Iranian consulate there. I am suprised the Kurds and the PUK didn't do anything earlier. Nice city, though, well for Iraq anyway.

You wouldn't believe what I have seen units do. One support unit running a logistics patrol at night shot up a vehicle with a .50 CAL for "driving at them". The irony is that the Patrol was driving...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6234167.stm

Anyone think this is going to happen?
Are we (NATO) getting involved?

Never been to the AO...I think some of you have...would this be tougher than...

JC is right. I have never felt the ROE hindered any operation or mission. If you are shot at, shoot back, just hit what you aim at. During two tours, I have never seen a chain of command question...

There are still combat cameramen. I had a few follow us around on OPS and what not. If you want to see the pro-military, pro-ISF stories, just go to the Army homepage, it's full of them.

I think Bonuses are key to keeping Soldiers in. I don't know that it would work with Officers. No doubt. I always try and ask one of my guys when he re-ups what his motivation is. Money is...

Never forget, an Iraqi is loyal to who can protect/won't kill them. Many US units have been careless in their approach to kill/capture, thus turning those they meant to protect against them, or just...

Army LTs are becoming CPTs at 37 months now. Should be an indicator. Wow.

Steve,
You are incorrect about retirees. I don't know if you've heard of this, but at my University, there are 3 "contractors" (retired field grades) that teach MS I and II courses. They are...

I am a pre-BOLC guy, but sounds like Armor has the right idea. There, literally is not many ways to train PLs for OIF. It's all reactive. I am glad you guys have seen the light and are doing the...

Good call. Although in OBC, there is already so much crap to "learn", I'm afraid the school time might cut into PL time. Haha. I would have loved to had a guy come in and tell me what I needed to...

On the contrary, as a PL, I felt I had a better relationship with my fellow PLs than I ever could have imagined. Now, granted, many times it was "us against them" (field grades); banding together to...

One major downfall of Army ROTC is in many cases, the instructors for these future LTs are old retired LTCs and MAJs who have no operational experience in the GWOT. Now, with that being said, I...

I have increasingly less faith that the U.S. will take some sort of stance on Al-Sadr. I have even less faith that Maliki will. I don't know the political/strategic implications of "taking him on",...

I really expected Mattis to take Iraq and Patreaus at Centcom. But, Patreaus will definetely work at MNFI. Who is Fallon? Never heard of him.

JC,
What effect will tapping LTG Patreaus as Iraq Chief have on a possible "surge"? I see him putting more boots on the ground in Baghdad; similiar to tactics used in Mosul post-invasion. I...

Actually, directly east of Tikrit, sitting just west of the notional "green line". The BN was a unique mix of Sunni Arab, Shia Turkoman and Kurds.

On the contrary, the IA BN I advised had about 90% of its' soldiers from that area, which was phenomenally helpful to us during joint ops and clearing up the intel picture. I do agree that there are...

I certainly agree that Mosul doesn't always follow the trends of the rest of the country. I left Mosul in Jan '04, during the infancy of the insurgency that would soon devastate the area. I...