One of the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group report calls for embedding US troops with Iraqi units. This is already being done.  The new Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, learned how successful these efforts have been from Task Force 2/15 commander Lt. Col. Bob Morschauser as reported in this 24 December article by Kathleen T. Reem of American Forces Press Service  BAGHDAD - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates learned from a U.S. Army officer working closely with Iraqi forces that Iraqi units are gaining confidence in their abilities and are doing more to empower noncommissioned officers. U.S. Army Lt. Col. Bob Morschauser, commander of Task Force 2-15 in the Mahmudiyah area, along with a half dozen soldiers in his unit, ate breakfast with Gates and U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, here this morning. In a news conference a few hours later, Gates told reporters he was impressed and encouraged by what he heard from the soldiers....(Read Full Post)