“IT’s TIME FOR THE US TO DECLARE VICTORY AND GO HOME"

COLONEL REESE’s MEMO

Col. Timothy R. Reese, Chief, Baghdad Operations Command Advisory Team, MND-B - an adviser to the Iraqi military’s Baghdad command - has written a controversial memorandum detailing Iraqi military weaknesses in scathing language, including corruption, poor management and the inability to resist Shiite political pressure. Extending the American military presence beyond August 2010, he argues, will do little to improve the Iraqis’ military performance while fueling growing resentment of Americans.

HEADS UP!!! Members of Team STORMBRINGER will recall Operator Erik's warning:"BLOODSHED WITHIN 30 DAYS" - posted 27 July 09

I present this analysis based on the legitimacy of the source, and his valid position to express the conclusions stated in the memo. I do not wish to present myself as a Polyanna or a Cassandra, but we have certainly reached a timely juncture - one of several encountered over the years. A General must avoid seige operations at all cost - Iraq for us has represented a giant seige on a national level, since a few days after the fall of Baghdad. We perservered through the dark days and have endured heavy bloodletting. We have lifted the seige, apparently, and now may be a rare opportunity to break contact - Sean Linnane

Read COL Reese's incredibly insightful ground-based analysis at STORMBRINGER