Have the Iraqi's Lost the Will to Fight?

2015-05-24T12:29:28-04:00

Secretary of Defense Carter says the Iraqi's have lost the will to fight. For those who have fought there, do you agree?
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/24/defense-secretary-carter-says-iraq-will-to-fight-at-issue-after-ramadi/

Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made May 24 at 2015 12:42 PM

2015-05-24T12:42:11-04:00

Iraq lost the "Will to Fight" on 23 May 2003.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made May 24 at 2015 12:44 PM

2015-05-24T12:44:31-04:00

It just proves our plan or what ever our plan is not working. But I don't believe Sen. John McCain's answer of sending 10,000 more non-combat troops is any answer either. Not even sure it would accomplish anything but put more in harms way. Do you really believe the Iraqi's really had a will to fight? Especially after we left! They most definitely have shown at times they do not.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made May 24 at 2015 1:38 PM

2015-05-24T13:38:33-04:00

The Iraqi Army is graded low as they are not technically and tactically proficient, and the soldiers have hearts of sheep. The Kurds, those magnificent people have hearts of lions. Now the militias might change things around. Maybe they can change this by putting machine guns behind the troop formations like the Russians did to force their soldiers to fight to the end.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made May 24 at 2015 1:46 PM

2015-05-24T13:46:40-04:00

The better question is, did they ever have the will to fight?

Nobody wants to fight for a loser, and the current government of Iraq is definitely a feckless, self-serving, loser.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made May 24 at 2015 6:05 PM

2015-05-24T18:05:44-04:00

I don't think they ever had it to be honest.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made May 24 at 2015 8:46 PM

2015-05-24T20:46:27-04:00

I got this one. If George Washington was an Iraqi general, he will need these events to occur to create a democracy in Iraq. He would need the Iraqi soldiers to fight like lions, the Iraqi people to rabidly support him, and the government to be rational and support the war against ISIS.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made May 24 at 2015 11:09 PM

2015-05-24T23:09:41-04:00

Will to fight for what? Artificial Border put in place by the Britts at the end of WWI in support of Corporations wants and wills? Culturally and Religiously it is 3 seperate countries, Kurds in the North, Sunni in the middle West and Shia in the South.