Posted on 03/25/2005 2:41:17 PM PST by anymouse
Many of Iraq's predominantly Sunni Arab insurgents would lay down their arms and join the political process in exchange for guarantees of their safety and that of their co-religionists, according to a prominent Sunni politician.
Sharif Ali Bin al-Hussein, who heads Iraq's main monarchist movement and is in contact with guerrilla leaders, said many insurgents including former officials of the ruling Ba'ath party, army officers, and Islamists have been searching for a way to end their campaign against US troops and Iraqi government forces since the January 30 election.
“Firstly, they want to ensure their own security,” says Sharif Ali, who last week hosted a pan-Sunni conference attended by tribal sheikhs and other local leaders speaking on behalf of the insurgents.
Insurgent leaders fear coming out into the open to talk for fear of being targeted by US military or Iraqi security forces' raids, he said.
Sharif Ali distinguishes many Sunni insurgents, whom he says took up arms in reaction to the invasive raids in search of Ba'athist leaders and other “humiliations” soon after the 2003 war, from the radical jihadist branch associated with Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Unlike Mr Zarqawi's followers, who are thought to be responsible for the big suicide bomb attacks on Iraqi civilian targets, the other Sunni insurgents are more likely to plant bombs and carry out ambushes against security forces and US troops active near their homes.
Sharif Ali said the success of Iraq's elections dealt the insurgents a demoralising blow, prompting them to consider the need to enter the political process.
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The left is deeply saddened.
How many car bombs were carried out today?
LOL, that was excellent
In fact, to help things along, I offer this picture of some guys who have very definate ideas about the insurgents' 'Exit Stragety'.
And besides that, don't we already *have* an exit strategy all figured out for them?
They can exit through the morgue.
They seem to be able to move in and out of the country as they please, I suspect this article is pure BS. Their exit strategy when they really use it will be to move back to Syria, Iran, or Saudi Arabia. And they will be shot at as they are leaving.
The only thing that may be correct is that they may be hurting enough to think about going. It seems the Iraqis have discovered some degree of courage and they are moving to even things out a bit.
...it takes 5 scars to make a man
...and 15 scars to make a Warrior
...no scars makes a very dull and stupid old person..!
A surgeon just gave me my 6th scar today when he cut open some superficial infection without using anesthetic. Ouch! That will wake you up in the morning. Guess that makes me a little more than a man. LOL.
That site also displays a still from Iraqi with RPG. A fairly good way to go, IMHO. All over but the crying in about a second.
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Excellent find. That was a smackdown....
Thanks for the ping!
It's a Quagmire .... for the enemy!!! HAHAHA
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