Follow the Money

The Axis of Friendlies are funding the insurgency, according to the Pentagon:

WASHINGTON - Iraq's new security forces are heavily infiltrated by insurgents, and the guerrilla groups have access to almost unlimited money to pay for deadly attacks, according to a U.S. defense official who provided new details on the evolution of the rebels.

A significant part of the insurgents' money is coming from sympathizers in Saudi Arabia, and the Saudi government is neglecting the problem, said the official, who was authorized by the Pentagon to speak on the issue this week, but only on condition of anonymity.

Money is flowing into Iraq through Syria, the official said.

Exactly when are we going to, you know, talk about Saudi Arabia as an enemy, not an ally?

And to anyone that thinks the "grown-ups" are in charge of our military policy, read this fascinating little bit near the end of a New York Times article about disbanding the Iraqi military:

There was another problem with the plans for the Iraqi Army. The acronym for the New Iraqi Corps turned out to be a profanity in Arabic, so the name had to be changed.

Not that we have translators over there at Langley or anything. It's a simple but a revealing oversight.