[Carry_Okie]

"He said the sheikhs of the tribes in Anbar Province play a very important role in the hunt for Al-Qaeda and that the government will supply all kinds of support to these tribes and start reconstruction efforts," his office said.

This is a source for a key talking point:

Iraqi sheikhs risk their lives when they help us. Would they do that if so willingly if they were expecting us to leave?

I saw one Iraqi sheikh in Anbar pay his respects for a fallen American soldier, an infidel. Such a display of respect is huge. Such courage is beyond Democrat comprehension, so they crap on it. These cowards make me puke.

[hoosiermama]

I saw one Iraqi sheikh in Anbar pay his respects for a fallen American soldier, an infidel.

If I saw the same presentation it was even more remarkable because the fallen American soldier was female.