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Iraq
Ramadi Sheiks in No Hurry to See Americans Leave Al-Anbar
2007-02-23
That's from Col. Sean B. MacFarland, commander of the 1st BCT, 1st AD which has returned to its home base in Wiesbaden, Germany after a 14 month deployment in Ramadi, where he flipped the majority of Ramadi's tribal shaykhs to our side.

Money quote:

Now, "If you talk to these sheiks, theyÂ’ll tell you that theyÂ’re in no hurry to see the Americans leave al-Anbar," he said.

"One thing Sheikh Sattar keeps saying is he wants al-Anbar to be like Germany and Japan and South Korea were after their respective wars, with a long-term American presence helping ... put them back together," MacFarland said. "The negative example he cites is Vietnam. He says, yeah, so, Vietnam beat the Americans, and what did it get them? You know, 30 years later, theyÂ’re still living in poverty."

Freakin' priceless. Shaykh Sattar knows a stronger tribe when he sees one.
Posted by:Mike

#1  WOT > very much an INTER-/INTRA-MUSLIM CONFLICT. Many in Saudi Arabia make like the idea of a OWG = Global Muslim State = Islamic Superpower, etc. BUT NOT AT THE COST OF LOSS TO RADICAL IRAN OF SA's = MECCA'S PRESTIGE AS A WORLD-ACKNOWLEDGED, MAJOR = SOLE SOURCE OF PAN-MUSLIM THOUGHT-INTERPRETATION.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-02-23 20:47  

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