Interview with an Iraqi General

[Gypsy]

Here's something you won't see in MSM. Been following this Soldier's blog since he started it, great writing from this young man on a variety of topics.

There is a two part interview with General Ali that I think many will appreciate (especially in part 2 ), you'll need to scroll down a bit for part 1.

http://boredsoldier.blogspot.com/


Further down in his blog, there are a couple of great posts on the NYT's latest patriotic action.

Great read - Thanks Gypsy.

[MtnGoat]

This is a great question and Answer.

Wish people up on the HILL and over there would get this. It takes time, you just can break the country up into Tribes, Creeds, ETC. Based off of Religion or whatever you wish to call it now.

Do you think it is a good idea for IA soldiers to protect their own villages and cities?

General Ali: Right now yes but not in the future. The U.S. army is from all over not just from Washington. We need to be like that. The most important thing now though is to encourage the people from the towns to protect their own towns. When the security becomes good we will change. We will send different units to different places. You can move my battalion to Basra, to Baquba, to Ramadi, to Nasariyah with no problem, just like the American army. But right now we keep the soldiers in their own area because their own people help them to find terrorists. Right now we do not have a real army. Right now we just find the terrorists. A real army comes from all the people.

Now do all IA Officers think this is the other question. Do we think this? Home defense force, IDF Style. This hasn't worked in this AO before has it?