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War myths.(Iraq War 2003)
Frederick Kagan, "Myths of the Current War," AEI National Security Outlook, March 2006 (aei.org)
Debate about American policy in Iraq has been needlessly distorted by several myths about the war, argues AEI resident scholar Frederick Kagan.
For example, it is argued that setting a timetable for U.S. withdrawal would force the Iraqis to take greater responsibility for their own national security. This is the position often promoted by Representative John Murtha (D-PA). The thinking is that Iraqis will soon be capable of taking full responsibility for their nation, and that they are not doing so now because they have no reason to.
But the reality of what is happening in Iraq contradicts these assumptions. The Iraqi government has so far been unable to manage its state, and neither the Iraqi Security Forces nor the police have the ability at present to adequately fight the insurgency. So far, counterinsurgency operations have "required between 130,000 and 160,000 American troops in addition to ... Iraqis to maintain the current unacceptably low level of security and stability in the ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, War myths.(Iraq War 2003)