U.S. Arming Sunnis in Iraq to Battle Old Al Qaeda Allies
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"With the four-month-old increase in American troops showing only modest success in curbing insurgent attacks, American commanders are turning to another strategy that they acknowledge is fraught with risk: arming Sunni Arab groups that have promised to fight militants linked with Al Qaeda who have been their allies in the past."
"American officers who have engaged in what they call outreach to the Sunni groups say many of them have had past links to Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia but grew disillusioned with the Islamic militants’ extremist tactics, particularly suicide bombings that have ****** thousands of Iraqi civilians. In exchange for American backing, these officials say, the Sunni groups have agreed to fight Al Qaeda and halt attacks on American units. Commanders who have undertaken these negotiations say that in some cases, Sunni groups have agreed to alert American troops to the location of roadside bombs and other lethal booby traps."
an alternative interpretation, and the logical conclusion, provided by Jon Stewart and friends on the 6/13/2007 Daily Show
"Our Enemy's Enemy ..."
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so, is this a good road to go down - can these formerly hostile ****** now become useful allies ?
is it a bit of a morally bankrupt way to act, or a sensible display of realpolitik ?
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"With the four-month-old increase in American troops showing only modest success in curbing insurgent attacks, American commanders are turning to another strategy that they acknowledge is fraught with risk: arming Sunni Arab groups that have promised to fight militants linked with Al Qaeda who have been their allies in the past."
"American officers who have engaged in what they call outreach to the Sunni groups say many of them have had past links to Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia but grew disillusioned with the Islamic militants’ extremist tactics, particularly suicide bombings that have ****** thousands of Iraqi civilians. In exchange for American backing, these officials say, the Sunni groups have agreed to fight Al Qaeda and halt attacks on American units. Commanders who have undertaken these negotiations say that in some cases, Sunni groups have agreed to alert American troops to the location of roadside bombs and other lethal booby traps."
an alternative interpretation, and the logical conclusion, provided by Jon Stewart and friends on the 6/13/2007 Daily Show
"Our Enemy's Enemy ..."
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BBC report - Premium Link Upgrade
so, is this a good road to go down - can these formerly hostile ****** now become useful allies ?
is it a bit of a morally bankrupt way to act, or a sensible display of realpolitik ?
