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America National Security Writer
Paranoia in the Field The Human Terrain System (HTS) continues to operate in standard SNAFU mode. This report from multiple sources in-theater has become commonplace and evinces the frustration of an HTS member trying to make things work. "This team [IZ8] is severely short of an adequate number of "trained" personnel to support this BCT properly. I will break it down for you. [The team] is losing its only SS in two weeks. He is fluent in Arabic and is an expert on Middle East culture and Iraq. We are also losing our best HTA¡¦ in January. What does that leave [the team] with? A team leader, one RM, and one HTA that are doing the work of 2-3 people each. We have one RM that is pretty much worthless as he was hired with no computer skills and requires constant supervision, is introverted and is somewhat paranoid. And lastly, we have one HTA that is shy-hesitant to talk with Iraqis and does not read Arabic. This is not a good enough combination to support the MAIN EFFORT BCT of the ME AO for Iraq.I have been addressing the issue of¡¦leaving for 2 months and particularly the last month since being moved south¡¦has stated since signing on with the program that he was leaving in December 2008. So the fact that we do not have a replacement here now doing a battle handover is not good. The BCT Commander has simplified our mission for us by recognizing our personnel shortcomings and asking the team to focus on just one small area of one of his three provinces. So that leaves two and a half provinces with no HTT personnel to focus on them. The Commander and the staff have been amazed at what we have accomplished in the short time we have been here. They deserve so much more. Give us the personnel we need so we can support [them] right."According to other sources, all the HTT's are in the same boat as IZ8. HTAT IZB was dismissed by the 4th ID division commander for failure to function and integrate. A retired Georgia US National Guard Major General was forced to resign by a Corps Commander for failure to integrate HTRAC. Now, HTS management back at Fort Leavenworth is sending in another team that is under staffed and under trained. All this to keep the Corps Commander happy.Finally, one source had this to say. "That's interesting, but not too surprising. I know the team was trying to use him [the retired US Army general] as leverage to get them "favors" but it wasn't going over too well. Kind of like how they "try" to send all the contractors over as GS15's so they get private accommodations and favoritism during Space A travel. But, since some of these guys only have a bachelor's degree it was, is, causing a lot of strife from the US Army Active Duty folks." 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