Iraqi method for managing, 65–66;
pay for attacking Americans, 64;
posing as U.S. Army soldiers, 205–6;
relief in place operations, 121;
search of home of, 164–65;
sheikhs’ relationship with, 114, 238;
signs of imminent attack by, 122;
survival of in Triad, 46;
undisciplined firepower and, 91–92;
violence against Marines, 113–14.
See also improvised explosive devices (IEDs)
interpreters, 65–67, 83
interrogation techniques, 134–40, 236–37
Iraq: American policy in, 66–67, 78, 223–25;
American solutions for failures in, 238–39;
British help for, 223;
census count, 76;
civil war in, 19, 224–25;
close-talkers, 21;
democratic institutions in, 78, 238;
escape from, 228–31;
failures in, responsibility for, 238–39;
freedom and democracy for, 223–25;
hatred for Americans, 204;
history of, 65–66;
hoarding supplies, 78;
homes of civilians, 119–20, 133;
homes of Iraqis, 119–20, 133;
hope for prosperous, 62;
inflation in, 82;
information gathering from civilians, 65–66;
invasion of, mistakes made during, 111–13;
jundi treatment of civilians, 43;
leave convoys and civilians, 55;
lion analogy, 224, 225;
national rule about possession of weapons, 43–44;
political bickering, 219–20;
rules for approaching civilians, 43;
security in, 78;
success in, 218–20;
suspicion about American policy, 66–67;
toilet habits of Iraqis, 21;
treacherous life in, 105;
tribalism in, 96–99, 109, 196–99;
violence for solving politics and
policy, 113–14
Iraqi and Arab culture:
accommodating and supportive attitude and, 22, 86;
Arab men, lecture on dealing with, 47–48;
beatings, 89–91, 92, 99–100;
changing, possibility of, 109, 237–39;
death, cultural acceptance of, 187;
family, importance of, 63;
God, belief in, 193–94;
infinite wealth of Americans, 60, 87, 236;
man love, 92–94;
relationships, importance of, 47–48, 161–62;
string analogy, 47–48;
time, meaninglessness of, 58;
torture and, 134, 135–36, 138;
training on, 21–22, 86;
tribalism, 96–99, 109, 196–99;
wasta, 70;
wife beating, 89–91, 92
Iraqi army (IA): accountability issues, 76;
begging problem, 194–96, 236;
bloodlust, 191–93;
commands from Marines, 120;
correcting Iraqis, avoidance of, 74–75, 120;
corruption in, 23, 94–96;
disbanding of by American forces, 61–62, 112;
Egyptian insurgents operation, 173–76;
food for, 76–80;
force strength, 210, 236;
Headquarters and Service Company, 83–85;
hoarding supplies, 78;
laziness of, 23, 58, 61, 74, 186–89, 218–19;
militias, participation in, 189–90, 207;
monarchy system, 108–9;
old Iraqi army, motivation of, 188;
paper records, 83–84;
patrol operations, schedule for, 170–71;
pride and honor service in, 115;
progress of toward taking over security duties, 208–9;
promotion in, 109;
punishment system, 84–85, 108;
rebuilding, 62;
relationship between officers and enlisted men, 85, 107–8;
reward system for, 74, 114–15;
risk, acceptance of, 187;
security posture, 142–43;
supplies for, 73–75, 87;
torture by, 134–40.
See also convoy operations; jundi; leave for jundi; pay system
Iraqi army, 1st Division, 94–95
Iraqi army, 1st Iraqi Company, 36, 43–44, 52
Iraqi army, 2nd Iraqi Company, 54
Iraqi army, 3rd Iraqi Brigade, 209
Iraqi army, 3rd Iraqi Company, 52, 166–67, 207–8, 209
Iraqi army, 4th Iraqi Company:
Bani Dahir operations, 36, 39–44;
home base of, 52;
injured and AWOL jundi, 208–9;
Kaffijiya operations, 36, 44–47;
leave run process, 52–54;
misalignment of squads, 44–45;
WG’s assignment to, 36
Iraqi army, 4th Motor Transport Army Brigade, 20
Iraqi army, 7th Division, 51–54, 94–95
Iraqi Command Operations Center
(COC): confirmation brief, 36;
decision-making process, 32;
function of, 169–71;
location of, 31;
meeting Iraqis, 31;
mission planning briefs at, 29, 35;
operation planning meeting, 31–32;
S-1 (administrative section), 31, 70–71, 75–76, 81, 208;
S-2 (intelligence section), 31;
S-3 (operations section), 31;
S-4 (logistics section), 31;
S-6 (communications section), 31, 156;
training for officers, 169
Iraqi fire blossom, 91–92, 131, 231
Iraqi medics, 41, 42
Iraqi police, 6, 112
Iridium phones, 62
Jabber Company, 78
Jaber, Ali, 174, 175–77
Jackson, Corporal, 174
Jaffer, Mulazim, 123, 127–29
Jamal, Mulazim, 64–65
Jellison, Corporal, 80
Joint IED Defeat Task Force (JIEDD TF), 17–18
jundi: accommodations for, 29–30;
asking advice of, 113;
civilians, treatment of by, 43;
civilians’ opinion of, 44;
competence of, 35;
complaints by, 86–87;
dead body (angel) escort, 101–5, 191–92;
death, attitude about, 151;
defensive perimeter around control base, 143–45;
definition of, 29;
driving style of, 107–8, 134;
explosives in Camp Ali, 215;
friendships with, 235;
jundi-bots, 140;
lunch with, 75;
morale of, 209, 236;
motivation of, 115, 236;
orders from Americans, 59;
punishment system, 84–85, 108;
quitters and runaways, 209–10;
relationship between officers and, 85, 107–8;
reward system for, 74, 114–15;
security posture, 142–43;
treatment of by officers, 108–9;
trust of, 82;
undisciplined firepower, 91–92, 131, 231;
willingness to fight, 39;
wounding of during combat patrol, 131–34.
See also Iraqi army (IA); pay system
Juwad, 93, 149–51, 155–57
Kaffijiya, 35–36, 44–47
Karim, 60
Kasem, Sergeant Major, 83, 109
Kelley, Sergeant, 126–29, 130–33, 139–40
Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR):
chow halls, 10, 56, 57–58;
lounge, 9
Krazes, 30
Krissoff, Nate “Natedawg,” 3–4, 212–13
Kumamoto, Japan, 3
“Kurdish pride” bug, 228
Kusay, Lieutenant, 170–71
Kuwait, 8, 9, 239, 240
Lawrence, T. E., 194
lazimus maximus, 74
Le Gette, Marco:
explosion near Camp Ali, 239;
Haditha FOB, duty at, 148;
intelligence briefing, late arrival for, 5;
patrol operations, schedule for, 170–71;
pressure washers, need for, 68–69;
walk to Kuwaiti market, 240
leadership: by example, 74–75;
respect for enlisted men, 109
leave for jundi: accountability numbers, 75–76;
amount allowed, 51;
convoys, attacks on, 201–2, 211–12;