Remember those Iraqi troops Bush claimed were close to ready a year or so ago...

...well, they aren't so ready, according to someone who actually has a clue.

In an assessment for a military journal, a U.S. Army officer who advised Iraqi troops concludes the goal of having Iraq control its security "will exceed" the new army's capability "for some time to come."

In an article for Military Review, Lt. Col. Carl D. Grunow wrote that "without steadfast American support, these officers and soldiers will likely give up and consider the entire effort a lost cause."

Remember when Bush claimed:

There are 100,000 troops trained, police, guard, special units, border patrol. There's going to be 125,000 trained by the end of this year. Yes, we're getting the job done. It's hard work. Everybody knows it's hard work, because there's a determined enemy that's trying to defeat us.

That was September 30, 2004. Over two years ago. Guess while Kerry was forgetting Poland Bush was forgetting reality.

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