will remain under iraqi control? i am brianna. the best units that exist, i m not being facetious, the iraqi military has superb fighting units. they are concentrated in and around baghdad. i mean that has to be held at all costs. i would say that baghdad is in good shape. its surroundings are fine. they understand what the defense of baghdad needs to look like. it is a defense that s in layers. baghdad is okay. the challenge is as bob has described, it s the sunni heartland and the only one showing up in combat right now are the shia qods force, badder corps, the militia being supplied by tehran. that s the most troubling aspect we see is a broader intergenerational sectarian fight we re watching unfold. what of this idea bob, of forward air support. what is that and is that