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So, the process we are talking about, it is not one that really seems to be designed to actually deal with that real immediate threat that is right now, andersen. arwa, in terms of military folks you are talking about, you are on the kurdish side up in the north. how much support is there for the idea of american advisers coming? well it really depends on who you are talking to. there is a lot of wariness when it comes to u.s. involvement because of the american time of in iraq. in the word of the governor of the province of kirkuk he put it simply. americans train a checkpoint army. great at check points and creating traffic jams but are clearly incapable of stopping the kind of offensive that isis and sunni insurgents launched. america need to be careful when it comes to iraq and learn from the lessons of its deadly era that it spent here. ....
That key contested position. another 30 days by the constitution to have a government form. we re talking about 2 1/2 months. the real immediate threat is i.c.e. fighters digging in and getting stronger and being harder to dislodge as well as the iraqi earp not being ready to take them on. so the process we re talking about it s not one that really seems to be designed to actually deal with that real immediate threat that s right now, anderson. arwa, in terms of military folks that you are talking about and you re, you re in the kurdish side there up in the north, how much support is there for the idea of american advisors coming? well, it already depends on who you re talking to. there s a lot of wariness when it comes to u.s. involvement just because of america s history in iraq. the kurds are very critical of the iraqi security forces and in the words of the governor of the province of kirkuk, he put it simply. the americans trained a checkpoint army. they are great at setting u ....
Even take some of the smaller towns that are continuing to fall. it has been described to me this is now a defensive army. a checkpoint army. an army that can set up checkpoints and maybe patrol the streets of a place like baghdad but not really maneuver effectively. and that is an enormous setback for the entire u.s. mission here. to put this in perspective, and i think it s import toont haant some perspective on this. for the last ten years or so, this has been a u.s. and iranian project. the two sides not working together but both working on the ground to create a new system here. since the u.s. invaded, 2003, this has been a u.s. and iran have been working to create a new government, a new armed forces, a shiite government and you have these militants now, the sunnis who want to do away with everything that has been put in place for the last decade. we appreciate it very much. we re going to check in with you over the course of the next several days. obviously, a lot of moving ....
Certain degree. it s quite interesting when it comes to the capabilities of the iraqi security forces themselves. we were speaking with the governor of kirkuk, and he was saying look, the problem is that the americans basically trained what he was describing as a checkpoint army. the iraqi security forces are great at setting up checkpoints. you would have gone through this on numerous occasions in baghdad where there is all sorts of traffic jams that are created by this. but barring that, barring setting up these checkpoints and conducting whatever searches they re trying to conduct of the various vehicles going through there, these are not forces that are necessarily capable nor do they have the confidence of the population when it comes to carrying out the kind of operation that is necessary at this stage in what is happening in the country, anderson. all right. arwa, stick around. nic robertson as well. jim acosta, thank you. jim sciutto as well. quick reminder. set your dvr so y ....