Joseph Taluto
Joseph Taluto
Joseph J. Talutois a retired United States Army general who served as the Adjutant General of New York. He held the rank of Major General. As such, he was the director of the New York State Division of Military & Naval Affairs, and served as overall commander of the New York Army National Guard, New York Air National Guard, New York Guard and New York Naval Militia. Taluto commanded the "Rainbow Division" in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2004...
enemies expect increase run
We expect that the enemies will increase their attacks, particularly as we run up to the referendum,
conduct interior military ministry needs operation police special
We don't think we have to conduct a military operation there again, but the Ministry of Interior needs to come back and get the special police back,
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Prospects are very good for coalition force presence becoming less ... that (the size of the cuts) is just something that our operational commanders above me will decide as they look at the total theater requirements,
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There are 200 special police there now, but they are ineffective, ... both in numbers and the quality of guys in there in the first place. With the rotation of units there has been a downward spiral....I believe the ministry of the interior pulled the plug a little too quickly.
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This place is the symbol of how one man spent Iraq's wealth, ... Now is the time to return it to the people.
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By the time we came in February, there were no police in the city,
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If my boss offered up additional forces I would use them in certain places, but they are not 100% required,