As far as training the Iraqi Army is concerned, I know that there has been a whipsawing of the view of the importance of the MTTs in Anbar. At certain points the MTTs have been told that they are the most important effort, but at other times, the way things are being done or the priorities that are being followed suggests otherwise. Beyond Iraq, I know that there is interest to get Marine MTT personnel into Afghanistan.
Bottom line, I think the commitment to the training/advisory mission is a bit schizophrenic right now. It will be interesting to see whether the advisory mission will become more or less valuable over the next few years.
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