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Under our current ROEs and given the catch and release program we can't win this, but we can win it by proxy if we support the tribes.

Sheikh Suleiman had strong criticisms for the U.S. military in the Anbar governorate. “In the past we used to capture Al-Qaeda militants and hand them over to Americans, but within two weeks we would see them free again,” he said. “Now, we deal with those we capture.”

http://www.iraqslogger.com/index.php/post/2726/Dulaim_Chief_Al-Qaeda_is_a_Cancer_in_Iraq

1 posted on 05/10/2007 11:50:57 PM PDT by ASC2006
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2 posted on 05/10/2007 11:58:23 PM PDT by ASC2006
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Sheikh Suleiman had strong criticisms for the U.S. military in the Anbar governorate. “In the past we used to capture Al-Qaeda militants and hand them over to Americans, but within two weeks we would see them free again,” he said. “Now, we deal with those we capture.”

I imagine his methods are a bit harsher on the head and neck than panties and leashes.

3 posted on 05/10/2007 11:58:55 PM PDT by A message
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