Nonsense. Iraq is ready to face any threat.
No air defense whatsoever - not even MANPADS.
Only the start of artillery in 3 of the divisions.
Only tanks in 1 Division.
With a 1,000km border with Iran.
Iran has 48 divisions including 7 Mech/armor and they have air defense and artillery.
Plus over 200 combat aircraft.
2 weeks is an optomistic estimate as to how long Iraq could hold if the Persians decide to regain their Mesopotainian provinces...
E.G. The smallest country bordering Iraq is Kuwait.
Kuwait has a reinforced mechanized division for an army.
Kuwait out-numbers Iraq in Tanks, Artillery, ATGW, Air, Air Defense, Navy - in all categories except infantry, infantry weapons, and trucks.
Iran outnumbers Iraq in all categories.
Turkey outnumbers Iraq in all categories.
Syria outnumbers Iraq in all categories.
Jordan outnumbers Iraq in all categories except infantry.
Saudi outnumbers Iraq in all categories except infantry.
Iraq is in a dangerious area, their own military plans did not envision strategic independence until after 2020.
2012 was pure politics - ignoring military realities...
Lets give you another number. The KIA rate in Syria already exceeds the total US KIA in the 9 years of Iraq.
Syria only has 2/3rds the population of Iraq.
We didn’t lose in Iraq. We got bored with Iraq...