U.S., World: Iraq’s got it: The U.S. isn’t being asked for help in urban fighting
- There are established protocols for how (Iraqi forces) might ask for that, but we have not been asked for combat forces.
- Lieutenant-General Charles Jacoby Jr. • The man in charge of day-to-day operations in Iraq. Jacoby notes that while they’ve given plenty of pre-combat and post-combat support, Iraq has not asked for any help when it comes to the recent increase in insurgency in cities over the last few weeks. The numbers are still far down from their 2006-2007 peak. • source
