Ramadi

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I feel better.  At least someone else has noticed.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/world/...=5043&_r=0

Billions From U.S. Fail to Sustain Foreign Forces

With alarming frequency in recent years, thousands of American-trained security forces in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia have collapsed, stalled or defected, calling into question the effectiveness of the tens of billions of dollars spent by the United States on foreign military training programs, as well as a central tenet of the Obama administration’s approach to combating insurgencies.

You cannot rely on mercenaries.