Al Qaeda in Iraq targets former Sunni backers

By Sharon Behn
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
March 19, 2007

BAGHDAD - Al Qaeda in Iraq is increasing its attacks against its traditional Sunni supporters as tribes of the minority religious group turn their backs on extremists to cooperate with the Iraqi government and U.S. forces.

http://washingtontimes.com/world/200...4822-9069r.htm

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"This is a time for a national imperative not to fail in Iraq." Condoleeza Rice, January 11, 2007

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"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)

while a nice sentiment....its one we have heard again and again from the armchair general crowd.

Also Al qaida is a itty bitty teeny tiny part of the problem in Iraq......

The USA must be willing to talk to the Al QAeda in Iraq.

Wouldn't be surprised if cotacts have already been ade since 2001.

gee, lets not forget about a certain 19 UN Resolutions ignored, daily shooting at US planes in the no-fly zones, etc....

It just amazes me to read the liberal's reasons for all this.

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O'TEDDY BIN-SWIMIN

Gee lets talk about the issue of containment working, no WMD's, the assertion by Colon powel to this effect and the fact that Al qaida was not in Iraq prior to us bringing them there...

Also if we are going to attack everyone who disobeys a UN order we best attack Israel next!


Ted the drunk? No

Ted the koolaid drinker? Yes

So...those 19 resolutions are OK to ignore in YOUR book?
That intel came from the French, and the EU also agreed it was legit.
If there were no WDM's how did all those kurds die?
See, that's why your team can't win the Whitehouse my friend.

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O'TEDDY BIN-SWIMIN

Oh, and Ted is definitely The Drunk!

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O'TEDDY BIN-SWIMIN

There's no surprise that the Sunnis would be turning against al Queda. People generally want to live in peace. The only reason the average Sunni would work with al Queda is out of fear that the Shiite-led government would oppress them. The government doesn't have to do much to compete for a peaceful plan when its rival is al Queda. Al Queda is resorting to scare tactics, hoping that it can "punish" Sunnis. This will likely only backfire on them... And good.
I only hope that the government does indeed give the Sunnis an equitable share and that the two can agree on policies that are not segregationalist or just unfair. The Shiites and Sunnis have a lot in common and they managed to be friends up until recently.

It's always a good thing when more people in the Middle East turn against the terrorists and toward a peaceful government... but there are still some major issues with the government's ability to police its own country and the violence on the streets. Other than that, we really have no purpose there now. It's only a question of which will work better- the "sink or swim" method or the "nanny army" method.

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"Man lives in the sunlit world of that which he believes to be reality. But unseen by most is an underworld, a place that is just as real... but not as brightly lit... A DARK SIDE!"
-opening from Tales From the Darkside

Well this is the start of what you need. You'll never accomplish anything in Iraq till you get the three factions united together for their liberty and freedom. It's been the major flaw in the whole "spreading democracy" (well besides invading sovereign nations which didn't pose a threat to our own sovereignty) from the start. Hopefully this will spread, if I were the Iraqis I would be pretty fed up with the state of things, the bungled occupation, and the continued insurgent violence enough to wanna band together with my fellow countrymen to bring about an end to it all.

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WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH