This ought to be a real boost to the pro-war crowd in Congress and McCain who keep telling us we need to stay for 100 years. If the Iraqi troops don't want to stand up, why should US troops or voters support the ongoing war? Let the GOP and their Big Oil friends fund this fiasco or ask Iraq to use their oil wealth but enough is enough.
A company of government troops abandoned its positions in Sadr City when the forces came under attack from Shiite militiamen who took advantage of a sandstorm to attack, police said Friday.
The clashes overnight killed two people and injured nine, a police commander said. The officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to release the information, said it was unclear whether there were any casualties among the soldiers.
The reports of the latest setback for the Iraqi army come after government officials acknowledged that during fighting last month against Shiite militias in the southern city of Basra, more than 1,300 Iraqi soldiers and police deserted or refused to fight.
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