Sarah Palin and Chris Brown Make Out
The surge in Iraq was more than sending additional troops. There was a press campaign in America to supply good news about the war. There were changes in the strategy. And, perhaps most important of all, there was the “Sons of Iraq”.
The SOI ( also known as the Anbar Awakening, and a few Arabic phrases) were former members of the insurgency. Offended by the brutal tactics of Al Queda, and lured by $$$, these forces allied with the Americans. They were a key factor in driving back Al Queda.
Recently, the SOI have been put on the payroll of the Iraqi government. Only a few have been accepted for the Iraq army. The payments have been late and short. And a leader of the SOI has been arrested. The SOI are fighting back. There are firefights between the US armed SOI and the US armed Iraqi army.
In the parts of the American press, we are still winning in Iraq.
HT to Andrew Sullivan and Kikoshouse.
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