Ping
Sooner or later, the Sunni's will figure out that the US is not leaving as long as the insurgents are there. I think that their new strategy will be to go along with the US until we leave. And then they'll go back to fighting the Shi'ites.
The Iraqi Sunnis are slowly beginning to realize that those claiming to be on their side aren't. It's about them gaining power and not getting it back for the Sunnis. These guys ALWAYS bite the hand that feed them when it comes down to it. Now if we can get them to come to the conclusion Iran is running the same game on them we can shut them out also.
I've heard this before, I think it could also just be Sunnis using Al Queda for political cover.
When I see all of Al Queda in Iraq, and for that matter all of Iran's agents, arrested and/or executed by the legal Iraqi government/military, then I'll pay attention. Sunnis know who and where they are, I guarrantee it.
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Quote from ABC (dino news):
"If the trend continues, it can act to complete the integration of the Sunni minority into the political process, weaken the violent insurgency, and reduce attacks on U.S. and Iraqi forces."
Left off of the quote but easily read to the end of it: "Damn It!!!!"
Personally, I expect that the Sunnis will rat Zarqawi out to the coalition, if not whack him themselves.
Liberating Iraq BUMP!
Very good news. The end of the road for Zarqawi in Anbar,
and the 'light at the end of the tunnel' for Iraqi peace.
Sounds like resistance to these vermin is paying dividends. Unlike the appeasement proposed by certain parties from the other side of the aisle ...
"An army officer told the paper that most of those arrested were Jordanians, Saudis and Syrians."
Perhaps I'm naïve, but wouldn't it be worth it for the U. S. to provide the equipment, expertise, and personnel to provide every Iraqi citizen with a biometric ID card? I realize this would have to be approved by the Iraqi government.
"The Sunni campaign against al Zarqawi may represent the only way to eject al Zarqawi and his violent jihadists from Iraq since combat operations against the group by U.S. forces have failed to stop the terrorist attacks."
This is an incomplete view. U. S. forces have been kicking the crap out of the Anwahr province. Surely this is part of the motivation the Sunnis have for getting rid of al Qaeda there. ABC is making it sound like we should stop operations and just let the Sunnis take over. Seems to me like it's just the opposite. Increase the tempo of the operations to get more of the successful indirect effect.
Presumably, some of the Al Qaeda are being moved to other provinces from Anwhar. Maybe we can hit some of them before they settle in. It seems like there would be a period of high vulnerability right after such a move. Sort of like the first few seconds when a chameleon moves to a new spot.
My son is on his way home from Iraq.
It is his third time over there.
As to the "insurgents" they will either become a functioning part of society or the tribes will slaughter them.
The most effective thing they could do is arrange for a week long trip for all the tribal shieks up to the Kurdish area where democracy already has a firm hold and they will be the strongest supporters of democracy in Iraq.
I'm stunned, that ABC actually said this.