Iraqi troop readiness.....

The NYTimes has a fairly prominent article talking about the increasing effectiveness of some new Iraqi spec op forces. After writing in clancyesque terms about their raid, and their capability, a couple of qualifiers are mentioned.

The Iraqi special operations forces are rapidly moving toward full self-sufficiency in carrying out the combat part of their missions, American officers say, and there is general agreement these Iraqis are the best in the new military here. Even so, it is clear that some American troops will have to stay in Iraq for some time to come. American officers say that is because they share the burden of supplying food, fuel, weapons, ammunition, spare parts, maintenance and, perhaps most of all, intelligence on individual targets and a disciplined planning process.

These are the Iraqis' very top troops, and they still need the US to supply food, fuel, ammunition, etc. That sounds so much worse than the Pentagon's euphemism, "needing continued logistical support." The Iraqis CANNOT FEED their very best soldiers.