Reply #9: Who's tanks are going on the roads?

[NickB79]

I haven't seen any Iraqi units in operation sporting much more than up-armored pick-up trucks. And I seriously doubt we're gonna let the Iraqi military "borrow" a few M-1's to quell the violence. We train them, give them guns, and they disappear to join the insurgency a few days later.

"Ok Mohammad, here are the keys to the tank. I want you back home by 10pm sharp, mister, and the gas tank better be filled up when you get here!"

So, what effect will US troops in tanks have on an already angry Iraqi population that's been fed propaganda that US troops and/or Jewish special ops were the ones to blow up the mosque? Not good at all.