It not that the soldiers are too stupid to adapt, it's the Iraqi's perception of us. The soldiers acting as police are dressed and equiped the same as they were when they came in as invading soldiers 6 months ago.

Iraqi's see invading soldiers not police. The perception is slowly changing but it would be alot easier if Iraqi's saw that we're not trying to take things over anymore, we just want to root out the dangerous elements of society so the country can be safer.