We have just been informed by national TV news that about 1,000 American trained Iraqi government soldiers have refused to fight, stood down, gave up their weapons and equipment, and then deserted.
They gave up their weapons and equipment to the supposed enemy, Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and his forces in Basra, and then just walked away.
These are the Iraqi government troops we have spent billions on for training and equipping, the very forces Bush and Patraeus tell us will bring peace and prosperity to Iraq.
After five years of spilled blood and lost treasure, it has all come down to this.
Enough. Time to get out.
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