Via CNN.com Saturday, February 25, 2006.
“As we see more of these Iraqi forces in the lead, we will be able to continue with our stated strategy that says as Iraqi forces stand up, we will stand down,” President Bush said last month.
The only Iraqi 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.
As usual, rhetoric outstrips implementation.
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