SON OF IRAQ - U.S. Army 1st Lt. Justin McCrary speaks with members of the Sons of Iraq in the village of Al Obeydia, Iraq, Feb. 26, 2010. U.S. soldiers visited a few villages to continue building relationships with the citizens in their area of operations. McCrary is the platoon leader assigned to the 1st Armored Division's Company B, 1st Brigade, 37th Armor Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Lestikow From Small Wars Journal:
How is it the United States failed to see a growing insurgency within Iraq after a lightning fast victory over Saddam Hussein’s military in 2003? In his book, Mr. Steven K. O’Hern does a valuable service by detailing America’s intelligence failure. Despite the massive undertakings of the 9/11 Commission and other “post 9/11” intelligence reviews, major flaws still plague our intelligence system. These flaws place our uniformed service members at risk and undermine our national security.
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My Comment: This is one of those "must read" articles again.