Iraqi air force and navy - some way to go
From President Bush's Speech today on the War of Terror
BUSH: "Iraqis now have a small air force that recently conducted its first combat airlift operations, bringing Iraqi troops to the front in Tal Afar." (APPLAUSE)
REALITY: Iraq's air force ... faces formidable challenges. It has a total of 38 aircraft, but only six of them are airworthy - military.com November 08, 2005
BUSH: "The new Iraqi navy is now helping to protect the vital ports of Basra and Umm Qasr." (APPLAUSE)
REALITY: ... the Iraqi navy needs more vessels ... They currently have just five patrol boats and some inflatable boats ... Coast Guard Cmdr. Duke Walker - Link November 21, 2005
Transcript: President Bush's Speech on the War on Terrorism
[Delivered at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. November 30, 2005]
BUSH: "Iraqis now have a small air force that recently conducted its first combat airlift operations, bringing Iraqi troops to the front in Tal Afar." (APPLAUSE)
REALITY: Iraq's air force ... faces formidable challenges. It has a total of 38 aircraft, but only six of them are airworthy - military.com November 08, 2005
BUSH: "The new Iraqi navy is now helping to protect the vital ports of Basra and Umm Qasr." (APPLAUSE)
REALITY: ... the Iraqi navy needs more vessels ... They currently have just five patrol boats and some inflatable boats ... Coast Guard Cmdr. Duke Walker - Link November 21, 2005
Transcript: President Bush's Speech on the War on Terrorism
[Delivered at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. November 30, 2005]
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