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50,000 Non Existent Iraqi Troops

  • 01-12-2014 9:09am
    #1
    cajonlardo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭


    http://bit.ly/1ttQEZv

    Goes some way to explaining ISIS lack of opposition.

    This kind of thing was why Bilko was really funny. Because the scripts were often based on fact :)


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  • #2
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    cajonlardo wrote: »
    http://bit.ly/1ttQEZv

    Goes some way to explaining ISIS lack of opposition.

    This kind of thing was why Bilko was really funny. Because the scripts were often based on fact :)

    Hey the ghost divisions probably made a better account of themselves,


  • #3
    Xios
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭Xios


    The top comment on this thread on reddit goes into a lot of detail about the situation with Iraqi's

    http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/2nw8ep/iraqi_army_had_50000_ghost_troops_on_payroll/cmhnbkh


  • #4
    cajonlardo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭cajonlardo


    Xios wrote: »
    The top comment on this thread on reddit goes into a lot of detail about the situation with Iraqi's

    http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/2nw8ep/iraqi_army_had_50000_ghost_troops_on_payroll/cmhnbkh
    wow, some insight there


  • #5
    Xios
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭Xios


    cajonlardo wrote: »
    wow, some insight there

    Yeah, it's very easy to jump to conclusions based on news headlines or articles. But they really do ignore the massive amounts of background information and the conditions surrounding these events.

    Tis why i'm always skeptical about any news articles, especially those from sources with known agenda's. For example, The majority of news articles about Eastern Ukraine have been complete ****e. The only real source i'd trust is Simon Ostrovsky, and that's because he doesn't speculate like the main headlines do, he just shows you tiny bites of life in modern eastern ukraine.


  • #6
    folbotcar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 472 ✭✭folbotcar


    Non existent troops are nothing new. I think it even happened in the British army historically. So that's no surprise. I'm sure it's common in many countries.

    As for the Iraqi army well with exceptions Arabs by and large are poor soldiers. There are various reasons for it. Some listed in the link.

    IS are no better. They're good at killing prisoners but if they ran into proper opposition they'd be rolled up in weeks. Their fanaticism is no match for a well trained army.


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