Iraqi national police officers position themselves to enter a home in a small village during Operation Winged Lion II in the Ma’dain region outside eastern Baghdad, Iraq, June 26, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alex LiceaFrom Stars And Stripes:
IRBIL, Iraq — As if by magic, the engine starts.
Iraqi mechanics had worked fruitlessly for days to fix a sport utility vehicle, its red, yellow and white guts covering the grease-stained garage floor in a tangle of frayed wires. On one of his regular visits to the garage in this regional capital, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Josh Day, part of Border Transition Team 4100, hooked up a new diagnostic machine. It located the electrical problem, and before long, as the Iraqis watched, Day had the truck roaring to life.
“Before, we had a lack of tools and we couldn’t fix anything, and these guys were just sitting around,” said Lt. Col. Assam Hassan Issa, commander of Iraqi Border Patrol soldiers who work in the shop.
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My Comment: How times have changed. Two years ago these men were busy shooting at the enemy .... and getting shot at. Today .... the main concern is who pulls the car pool duty.