Marines at Al Asad haven't had Iraqi troops to train in weeks

PO1 John Miller — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 05:37:15 -0400

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/pentagon/2015/06/11/marines-at-al-asad-havent-had-iraqi-troops-to-train-in-weeks/71006738/

In light of the recent announcement that 400 more military advisers will be deployed to Iraq, here's the other end of the spectrum.

What does RP think? Leave these Marines where they currently are, move them to a different location, other?

Marine military advisers at Al Asad air base may be ready, but Iraqi security troops to advise are hard to come by. A U.S. defense official told The

Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made Jun 12 at 2015 9:56 AM

SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:56:27 -0400

I remember ARVN patrols sweeping towns for "recruits".
If they don't want to fight, why the heck should we?

MSgt Mike Brown; MBTI-CP; MA, Ph.D. — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 17:13:47 -0400

And so what in the hell are they doing?