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Rumsfeld Calls for Quicker Iraqi Training

In the wake of this week's deadly attacks in Iraq, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says that efforts are under way to accelerate the training of Iraqi police, border guards and civil defense forces. But defense experts warn that there are risks in moving too fast. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

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Eric Westervelt is a San Francisco-based correspondent for NPR's National Desk. He has reported on major events for the network from wars and revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa to historic wildfires and terrorist attacks in the U.S.
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