[MinuteGal]

The Islamic soldiers are only "with us" because they are pulling a steady American-paid paycheck in a ravaged country.

Now that the American troops are slowly being withdrawn, the muzzies are uneasily sticking around but at the same time are looking toward hooking up with the rebels for their next steady pay check.

They may qualify for a larger rebel pay check if they off a few G I's before withdrawal is complete.

Leni

[WilliamofCarmichael]

I think you are absolutely correct. "[T]he American troops are slowly being withdrawn" and the locals are looking to win favor from the other side -- at least in some of the cases.

I will add, because I remember the news items, what happened to the rebels in Hungary after we encouraged them and then stood by watching as the Soviet tanks rolled, the betrayal of the promise to supply South Viet Nam if the Communists violated the peace agreement, the people murdered by Saddam after the Gulf War ended -- I do not want to even think about the myriad forms of torture the Taliban and various Islamists have waiting for the ones who cooperate with the foreigners.