The Editor's Desk

The commander of Iraqi’s own military forces was at Fort Irwin to attend Brig. Gen Dana J.H. Pittard’s assumption of command there, and made some interesting points.

He thinks Iraqi troops would benefit from the kind of training offered at Fort Irwin. It’s an interesting little twist — the military provides this training to help our soldiers understand what they’re going to be dealing with in Iraq. And now we have Iraq leaders saying their own military could benefit from this training.

It got me wondering whether this is an actual opportunity. The security risks are extremely high, but I can see some clear benefits. I need some time to cogitate; I’ll plan an editorial for sometime next week about it.