“The Ministry of Defense requests that civilians do not comply with the orders of the army or police on nightly patrols unless they are accompanied by coalition forces working in that area.”
This statement tells us a couple of things about the state of security in Iraq.
First, it tells us that the burgeoning Iraqi security forces we've been hearing about for the last couple of years must be afraid of the dark. It's clear that these security forces don't go out after the sun goes down without taking the Americans along as a nightlight.
Second, it tells us that if you do see them out at night alone, they either can't be trusted, or it isn't them. Who knows how many militia members wonder the streets at night posing as security forces.
I do have to wonder though, if a group of heavily armed men show up at your door claiming to be the police or army without coalition forces to guide them, what the hell do you do? I guess you just hope they don't kill you.
While I semi-regularly read Riverbend, I found this post courtesy of Mr. Turk.
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