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2005-12-04 Iraq

Tribal backlash against Zarqawi benefits US in Samarra

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-12-04 00:27|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Every one of these mooks the Jihadis take out helps us twice: first it weakens the tribal system by lopping its leadership, and secondly it pisses off the locals -- which costs the Jihaidis their local cover and support.

These Jihadis must love pissing in their own well, the do it often enough.

Posted by Oldspook 2005-12-04 00:48|| 2005-12-04 00:48|| Front Page Top

#2 By killing the pro-american shiek, the jihadis forced the tribes to commit early.And right now it is safer for them to side with the Americans. If they kill all the current residing jihadis, and a new crop of jihadis comes up strong, they can just apologize and say it is a tribal thing. WHich it is, which is why they want to staddle the fence, to see which way they should commit. Do it now when the Americans will remember. Before the elections.

These fuckers know what they are doing. But the tribal system will kill them in the end. It is an automatic tax on anything you do. It's like an endemic union, where even if the leaders suck or are stupid, they are still in charge. No matter what.

Posted by Penguin 2005-12-04 22:16|| 2005-12-04 22:16|| Front Page Top

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