well i sure should know more than i do. thats one thing i wish i did before i joined the military............was to educate myself with its history and be up to date with the military and politics and all. as far as askin if we were trained enough to occupy...........NO! i know i can say that much. i am active NG over here in Iraq and the training that was spoke of before we deployed was never seen. but again, you we gotta do what we gotta do. i just go with the flow and im lucky that it has not been to rough on me here and i have not seen much. not like those unfortunate soldiers that get stationed in Fallujah, Tikrit, and the other hostile areas.