Iraqis take the lead, with U.S trailing Closely

The U.S troops are supposed to be leaving Iraq, however no change appears to have happened. Technically, the Iraqis are in charge, but this doesn't appear to be reality. The author seems to have included that the U.S. has been parenting the Iraqis for the past few years. When the Iraqis water was diminished, the Americans replenished it. The consensus among the Iraqis is split. Some believe that they are ready for the Americans to leave, while others are not quite ready for the U.S. to leave. The Iraqi army has grown significantly, while the number of terrorists have been reduced greatly. However, the Iraqis don't have the machinery, and weaponry that we do. "We don't have good weapons, good vehicles or a good life," said Iraqi second lieutenant Adil Komall. The author doesn't go into much detail about what the Iraqi army officials think of the Americans, however he hints that we aren't very much appreciated by the higher ranks. There have been cases of American soldiers undermining the authority of higher ranking Iraqis, which seems to have escaped this article. The article covers this up by explaining that the Iraqis feel safer when accompanied by the Americans. There is some question as to how soon the Americans will leave Iraq. This will only we answered with time.