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You BET transfer of power will happen on 6/30!

by R Bibb Apr 11, 2004 8:47AM PDT

Iraqi Battalion Refuses to 'Fight Iraqis'

BAGHDAD, April 10 -- A battalion of the new Iraqi army refused to go to Fallujah earlier this week to support U.S. Marines battling for control of the city, senior U.S. Army officers here said, disclosing an incident that is casting new doubt on U.S. plans to transfer security matters to Iraqi forces.

It was the first time U.S. commanders had sought to involve the postwar Iraqi army in major combat operations, and the battalion's refusal came as large parts of Iraqi security forces have stopped carrying out their duties.

The 620-man 2nd Battalion of the Iraqi Armed Forces refused to fight Monday after members of the unit were shot at in a Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Baghdad while en route to Fallujah, a Sunni Muslim stronghold, said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton, who is overseeing the development of Iraqi security forces. The convoy then turned around and returned to the battalion's post on a former Republican Guard base in Taji, a town north of the capital.

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On the other hand

by Dan McC Apr 12, 2004 12:08AM PDT

There's no one to transfer power to, anyway. So don't worry about it.

Dan

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Re:On the other hand

by Josh K Apr 12, 2004 1:37AM PDT

Except that radical Shiite, who would make Saddam look like a pussycat by comparison. Kinda like knocking off Bush I and then realizing you've just made Quayle President.

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