| Iraq's military has urged the United States to supply heavy weapons and combat aircraft to ensure the replacement of the U.S.-led coalition. A report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies asserted that Iraqi military commanders and officials believe the U.S. plan to develop their capabilities has been effective. But the Iraqis have proposed that the United States focus on several aspects that could facilitate the transfer of security responsibility for the coalition to the Baghdad government. "Iraqi officials feel that most U.S. and MNC [multi-national force coalition] teams they work with do have Iraqi interests at heart and they feel the training effort is getting steadily better," the report, entitled "Iraqi Force Development: An Iraqi View," said. "Every element of the military, security and police forces can perform some function in terms of improving security and that the situation is improving steadily as new and better trained/equipped forces come on line." |