General Assays Iraqi Security Force
Published May 20, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT
Lt. Gen. David Petraeus has been tapped to organize and train all Iraqi military and security forces. Petraeus commanded the 101st Airborne Division during the war. He is now gauging the current state of Iraq's security forces and what it will take to get them to a point where the United States can hand over responsibility. Hear NPR's NPR's Melissa Block and Petraeus.
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