The transition from combat to training

As the new time horizon for U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq approaches, here’s a preview of what top U.S. officers will be training the Iraqi army to do:

• Set up military-industrial complex.
• Take over budget of civilian government.
• Subcontract to private companies beyond reach of law.
• Get hired by those companies at higher pay.
• Find comfy post-military career in lobbying.

From Ironic Times