We won in Anbar by getting al-qaeda symapthizers to switch sides.
And killing AQ whenever they popped up.
But, in any case, the conversations between US SF and Jihadis could be rather piquant -
Hey, how’d you survive those drone attacks in Waziristan?
Holy moly Abdul, how’d you get out of the Pakistani jail?
But whatever, US and AQ are friends now.