The Rumsfeld memo

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One thing (of many) that I've never understood is why Iraqi troops weren't trained somewhere else, where there would be little outside influence. Hell, we could have flown them to a military base in the US, trained them sans the distraction of death threats and bombs, then returned them to the country. It would have greatly reduced the defections and made them better trained soldiers who stood a far better chance of doing their job effectively and enthusiastically.

Maybe someone could explain to me why this wouldn't be helpful?

I saw today that the new defense secretary has admitted that we are losing in Iraq. Seriously, I think that Bush and Cheney are the last two on the planet that hold any optimism towards having a positive outcome over there.