Unfortunately, I have two data points you're not going to like. First, they're using military intelligence battalions on the front lines, and they're making up these battalions with a lot of former special forces types (I know this because a co-worker's son is a former Ranger who took two semesters of Arabic before dropping out of MIT, and he's currently taking the waters near Tikrit). Second, that same battalion has been in-theatre for a while now, so they're going to have to muster a replacement with comparable capabilities soon-ish. I don't know/can't say what those capabilities are, but if he has the relevant background and clearances (or can get the clearances), his ass is probably going to Iraq.
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Date: 2006-08-28 04:43 pm (UTC)