tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post4935866908559507319..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: Al-Qaeda Wins Major Victory Over Iraqi ArmyFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-33874897414810400942014-01-04T10:10:50.624-08:002014-01-04T10:10:50.624-08:00"...trained and equipped courtesy of Uncle Sa..."...trained and equipped courtesy of Uncle Sam..." If they were trained by the US I think this tells us all we need to know about the quality of training they received. In other words, it was not very good. <br /><br />We have enough trouble properly training our own personnel. Essentially our own personnel are not properly trained for the 21st century battlefield. As such, I fail to see how any one would have expected such an action as to end well for us. It makes no sense to try and train someone else's personnel when we are unable to properly train our own. <br /><br />Additionally, the Iraqi forces even the ones fighting Al Qaeda are enemies of us. Since their military tactics are superior to ours, there is nothing they could realistically expect to learn from us in regards to military tactics, however, it does risk revealing to them our fighting tactics. Now they are able to combine that with their own and are an even more lethal fighting force. <br /><br />Did the tactical training go both ways? Did they help train our people as well? Somehow I doubt it. <br /><br />Additionally, now the weapons we supplied are in the hands of an enemy. Actually whether it was the Iraqi army or Al Qaeda they were in the hands of an enemy. Maybe we had nominal control when they were in the hands of the Iraqi army. <br /><br />Now we have none. These weapons can be shared with God only knows who. Perhaps the Russians or the Chinese might be interested. Our weapons, weapons systems, and tactical training are inferior to theirs already. This will only give them an even bigger edge over us should this happen. It seems things go from bad to worse for America with each passing day. <br /><br />Hopefully the politicians and other leaders will accept my wise counsel before it is to late and redeploy our people to defensible positions along the US borders and off the US coasts. At least this way we'd have a fighting chance to actually defend our nation. <br /><br /> B.Posternoreply@blogger.com