Bush often says that Americans will leave Iraq when the Iraqis "stand up."
The problem is that there are simply no Iraqis left... There are only Shia, Sunnis and Kurds...
Old Iraqi nationalists are extinct...they were the Baathists who were purged by the occupation...most of these nationalists are in exile or in jail...
So, if Bush is waiting for Iraqis to "stand up"....he will be waiting for a long time.
Hence, the refusal to arm and equip the supposed Iraqi Military and Police...because most of these so-called "trainees" are merely taking the Americans money...but have no loyalty to US goals...or to any "new" pro Western, pro Israeli Iraqi nation...
The Americans don't really want to supply state of the art arms and equipment to a bunch of Muslims...who may used those weapons against their Sectarian enemies...or their American Occupiers!
IS THIS REALLY SO HARD TO SEE...?
