Why U.S. generals think Iraqis will do a better job of suppressing insurgents
By David Ignatius
Daily Star staff
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
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Posted on a bulletin board at Centcom headquarters here in Doha, Qatar, is a 1918 admonition from T.E. Lawrence explaining what he learned in training Arab soldiers: "It is better to let them do it themselves imperfectly than to do it yourself perfectly. It is their country, their way, and our time is short."
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