Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) and General John Abizaid discuss the readiness of Iraqi security forces.
At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Sen. Levin asks Gen. Abizaid how many battalions of Iraqi security forces are capable of dealing with insurgency anywhere in Iraq leading to a disagreement over what determines the readiness of the battalions. (1:27)
March 1, 2005
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