The war in Iraq, to hear government policymakers tell it, ended more than half a year ago. It is time to move into an era of peace. What better way to herald Iraq's new dawn of cordial goodwill than by arming the women with Kalashnikov rifles?
So much more gratifying—and useful—than learning line dancing. (Photo: Mushtaq Muhammed/Reuters)
The law-enforcement trainees pictured above are undergoing a rigorous, 45-day course at a police academy in Kerbala, 50 miles southwest of Baghdad.
Hidebound skeptics contend that women are ill-equipped for the rigors of policework, especially in a country that is emerging from extended and fractious armed conflict. But Iraq's ladies won't do any worse than some of the male security forces scheduled to keep the peace when America finally brings its military home.
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