Right Wing Lunatic

An independent report is now saying that the Interior Ministry is "dysfunctional and sectarian" and should be "disbanded and reorganized".  Didn't we already do that once and it came back to bite us in the ass when people were all of a sudden unemployed and pissed?

Well at least the Pentagon isn't going down that road again:

The Pentagon said Wednesday it does not agree with the report's recommendation that the Iraqi National Police be disbanded.

Think about that for a minute, they want to disband the Iraqi police force.  Sure, there's always going to be rogue officers and corruption in any police department, even ones here in the US, but to completely disband the police is insanity.

But then they turn around and make this comment:

The report says the "Iraqi Police Service must be better trained and equipped," and the commission "believes that the Iraqi Police Service can improve rapidly should the Ministry of Interior become a more functional institution."

So do they need just better training and equipment or do they need to be disbanded and reorganized?

But it's not all bad news.

The report has promising words for the Iraqi army, special forces, navy and air force, describing them as "increasingly effective" and "capable of assuming greater responsibility for the internal security of Iraq."

So the Iraqi police force needs work, but the military is working out pretty well.  If that's the case, then work on the police force, don't disband them.  It'll lead to lawlessness and higher levels of violence.

Do I really need to get a job writing reports for Congress?  Because it appears that these idiots don't have a clue when it comes to repercussions of their words.

Travis

travis@rightwinglunatic.com

Labels: Congress, iraq, Report

# posted by Travis @ 3:21 PM