Define "well trained"?
I have trained allot of/with soldiers in West Africa. Most of the time, it was comical. They make Iraqis look like Delta Force.
Some examples:
Country has 13-14 MIGs... Of those, only 1 still flies..Its a MIG19, and only flies with the Russian mercenary Pilot in the backseat (two seat trainer). The rest of the MIG15s, 17s, and 21s rot away on the tarmac.
Same place, take Infantry soldiers to the range..Even though their basic training is over, most have never fired their weapons.... They have have trouble hitting a man sized target at 25M with their AKs and SKS.
Take the same group of soldiers on patrol. Even thought they cannot shoot, they have great patrol skills/ability to walk through the scrub brush desert undetected/without a trace.
We take another African countries soldiers to the range.. They are their elite paratroopers, many having see allot of combat/battle scars, etc..... They are armed with a mix of Colt Commandos (733s), 741 HBARs, and M16A2/M203.. We shoot the standard Army 25m qualification..40 rounds fired. The best guy gets a 26 (Colt HBAR with Bipod)...... I get a 39.... The Captain we were working for was happy to point out "This is just our support soldier".
Another place, their "paratroopers" have not jumped in at least 5+ years... They only have Soviet parachutes, which have to be jumped tailgate...... Their AN26 is broken.......