Iraqis lack basics of battlefield supply
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After the end of the first Gulf War, block-lettered signs were posted in buildings at Fort Lee, Va., home to the U.S. Army's quartermaster corps. "Forget Logistics and You Lose," they read. The Iraqis have yet to learn that lesson.
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The top US commander in Iraq complained to the Pentagon last winter that his supply situation was so poor that it threatened Army troops&#39; ability to fight, according to an official document that has surfaced only now.
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BAGHDAD -- When Specialist Matthew Curll left basic training for Iraq nearly a year ago, he traded a bland diet of MREs for burgers, pie, and Fudgsicles.
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US commander of operations north of Baghdad says Iraqi forces are unable hold areas taken from insurgents.
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Pressure is rising to establish an Iraqi military capable of securing the country by January elections.
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The top military official in the richest nation on Earth did not reassure soldiers en route to fight - and possibly to die - in Iraq that they would have sufficient equipment for the battlefield.
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BAGHDAD, Oct 21  - Iraq&#39;s interim government has voiced concern at the lack of UN officials on the ground to help prepare the country for national elections promised in January.
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How deserters and insurgents are foiling plans to build a new Iraqi army
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NEW YORK - This summer, a series of long, investigative articles explored why most US troops in Iraq still do not have vehicles that could protect them from explosives, though the vehicles were available years ago and the Iraqi military has them.
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Violence in Iraq is down, but Iraq needs to take advantage of that.
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Iraqis were promised billions of  dollars in mainly American aid to rebuild their country after  last year's U.S.-led invasion, but mounting violence has choked  reconstruction spending to almost nothing.
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Despite stepped-up training, the readiness of the Iraqi military to operate independently of U.S. forces has decreased since President Bush's new strategy was launched in January, according to the White House progress report released yesterday.
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Iraq had no stockpiles of biological and chemical weapons and its nuclear program had decayed before last year&#39;s US-led invasion, the chief US weapons
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An Iraqi report about missing munitions intensifies the debate over the Bush Administration's handling of the war
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A bridge re-opens in Tikrit, but poor security and publicity mean Iraqis are unaware of the US-funded success.
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Members of the military and their families say the Bush administration underestimated the number of troops needed in Iraq and put too much pressure on inadequately trained National Guard and reserve forces, according to a poll released Saturday.
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As Iraqis prepare for a democratic vote, the U.S. is still struggling to prevent insurgents from destroying it