Report: U.S. troops question competence of Iraqi forces
The plan was simple: Iraqi troops would block escape routes while U.S. soldiers searched for weapons house-by-house. But the Iraqi troops didn’t show up on time. When they finally did appear, the Iraqis ignored U.S. orders and let dozens of cars pass through the checkpoints in eastern Baghdad — including an ambulance full of armed militiamen, according to U.S. soldiers interviewed recently. Full Story