mysteryman wrote:
With the exception of 2 units on the list, and I have highlighted them for you,every unit on the list is a combat unit.
If he leaves every unit, he would not be keeping his promise to remove ALL combat brigades or troops.
What you don't understand is the MND's are defecto regional governments, controlling both US and Iraqi military with-in their borders as well as the police forces and militias. They are currently headed by a corps or divisional HQ because these soldiers are the ones who are best trained to be regional managers, not because of their combat training. When people speak of combat troops they are speaking of combat brigades and the soldiers attached to them, not the MND commanders and all of the troops who support them. If Obama removes all of the Brigade combat teams (15?) but leaves in place the MND structure to serve as regional governments he will be able to say that all combat troops are gone, even if the MND are headed by corps or divisional HQ's. Those troops left would run communications, aviation, supply, intell and detainee operation and so on..... would command, support and train the Iraq forces until they are ready to do it themselves. They also would be insurance, as with the MND structure in place and controlled by American forces we could almost instantly put Combat troops back on the ground. In fact under most proposals, a few Brigades would be waiting for the call a few hours away in Kuwait.
