Iraq still training militants

It is at an important scale, because these are individuals with considerable skill who can train other individuals in Iraq.It is a very unhelpful addition to the mix. We call it a lethal accelerant to a situation in Iraq that already has enough challenges.US President George W. Bush said on Saturday after meeting Petraeus in Kuwait that Iran had to stop supporting the militia special groups that attack Iraqi and coalition forces."Iranian agents are in our custody, and we are learning more about how Iran has supported extremist groups with training and lethal aid.Petraeus, on a visit to the Zurbitiyah border post which lies east of Baghdad on the frontier with Iran, said he was uncertain whether the level of weapons coming into the country from Iran was rising or falling.The signature attacks that employ Iranian-provided weapons have decreased substantially," he told a small group of reporters.