Officials said they did not expect the battle for Falluja to last more than few days if they faced resistance only from ISIL militants, whose number they estimated at around 300
The Iraqi "Army" aint Third Battalion, First Marines either. They may want to re-think their estimate.
2 posted on 02/02/2014 12:13:47 PM PST by Ghost of SVR4
(So many are so hopelessly dependent on the government that they will fight to protect it.)