Marine Cpl. William James, assigned to a military training team, shows Iraqi soldiers how to charge an M-16 rifle Dec. 26, 2008, in Basra, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gustavo Olgiati)
Iraqi Military To Get Around 700 U.S. Trainers - Officials -- Reuters
(Reuters) - About 700 U.S. mostly civilian trainers will help Iraqi security forces when American troops leave, Iraqi and U.S. officials say, far less than the several thousand troops and contractors once under discussion between Baghdad and Washington.
The number of U.S. troops and trainers to remain in Iraq was the subject of months of informal talks before President Barack Obama decided in October to end the U.S. military presence in Iraq. The remaining American troops, now fewer than 20,000, will leave before year-end.
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Update: Up to 763 contractors to train Iraqi forces: US -- AFP
My Comment: 700 trainers in a country like Iraq .... sighhh .... good luck.
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