Just last Friday, President Barack Obama announced that all of the troops of the United States currently in Iraq will be pulled out by the end of the year. This happened when the governments of the US and Iraq failed to reach an agreement about giving the American soldiers legal immunity while they are in Iraq. The soldiers only have to stay in Iraq until the year ends and they are to be flown back to the United States.
In connection with this, with the time left, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has been talking about the training of the Iraqi military under the tutelage of the United States. Iraqis continue to ask about the agreement whether they will be receiving training from the US. Though the local armed forces have the capacity to contain the different riots and other types of violence erupting, they still need the training when it comes to air and water defense and the gathering of intelligence. Warfare tactics are also to be discussed and to be learned by the military of Iraq.
Iraq will be receiving training from a program of the US Embassy with regard to their purchasing of military hardware. They need all the help they can get in order to keep their defense strong against the prevailing Sunni attacks. Despite the plan of pulling out of Iraq, the US assures Iraq that it will lend a hand to the Iraqis in order to establish a democratic future.
Iraq cannot be blamed for wanting the help of the US as the pulling out of the troops may bring about the rise of insurgencies once again. The country's stability may also be affected, and tensions may arise because US troops are not there to set things straight anymore. But in order to become a great nation once again, firm foundations should be established.