Army: Iraqi Police Skills Improving Daily

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Petroleum supply specialist, Sgt. Kelvin Dedrick, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, searches a car with an Iraqi policeman during a recent raid outside Qayarrah. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Bradley Clarks
Army: Iraqi Police Skills Improving Daily
The capabilities of Iraqi police to work independently of U.S. and coalition forces have grown in the past 10 months, U.S. Army soldiers say.
By Pfc. Bradley J. Clark 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs FORWARD OPERATING BASE Q-WEST, Iraq, Sept. 19, 2007 — Iraqi police in southern Ninevah Province have successfully improved their capabilities to conduct operations that ultimately will secure their country. Iraqi police "are doing better on their own and they are doing more on their own." Army Sgt. Kurt Schroder That report comes from members of the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, who have been working side-by-side with the Iraqi police in Ninevah Province since November 2006. During the 10 months of deployment, the artillery troops report tremendous progress in the Iraqi police officers ability to work independently, said Army Sgt. Kurt Schroder, artillery surveyor and dismounted patrolman. “A lot has changed since the beginning of the war and the beginning of our deployment,” Schroder said. “The IP are doing better on their own and they are doing more on their own.”	Due to the size of the area the artillery troops cover, the IP have had the chance to take on more tasks without the help of coalition forces. “We have the largest battle space in [the brigade’s area of operation],” said Army Sgt. Kelvin Dedrick, petroleum supply specialist and dismounted patrolman. “We are always trying to establish our presence in those hard to reach areas. The IP can see that we get busy and they are taking up the slack, going out and doing operations on their own because they know it needs to be done.” Even though the IP are doing more solo operations, they still go out with the field artillery soldiers because it helps to improve the perception Iraqis have of their own native policemen. “The Iraqi population likes to see us working together with them,” said Schroder. “When they see our confidence in the IP, it builds their confidence in them as well.” Getting the local populations confidence up when it comes to their security forces is an accomplishment that will help reach our goal of leaving Iraq in a safe and peaceful state, Schroder said.

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“When they see our confidence in the IP, it builds their confidence in them as well.”

Why are we not getting confidence building from the Media and Demoratic leadership?

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Here's why

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True and I hope you do not mind if I add that pic to my collection.

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Not at all, we all do it.