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2006-10-02 Iraq
Ramadi has ‘Tipped’ to Iraqi Government, Coalition
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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2006-10-02 11:31|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Quagmire?
Posted by CrazyFool 2006-10-02 12:10||   2006-10-02 12:10|| Front Page Top

#2 From Zeyad on http://healingiraq.blogspot.com/

"Meanwhile, an insurgent website announced that leaders from several clans of the Dulaim tribe met today in Ramadi at an Iftar banquet held at the residence of a tribal leader from the Mahamda clan, known for its strong support for the insurgency. The tribal chiefs decided to excommunicate and ‘shed the blood’ of tribal leaders who had pledged to fight Al-Qaeda fighters in Anbar during meetings with PM Nuri Al-Maliki and American military commanders at Baghdad.

The tribal leaders are: Sheikh Sattar Bizai’ Al-Fitaikhan, leader of the Al-Bu Risha clan; Sheikh Hameed Farhan, of the Al-Bu Dhiyab clan; Sheikh Amer Ali Al-Salman, of the Al-Bu Assaf clan; and Sheikh Khalaf Al-Tarmouz, of the Al-Bu Ghanim clan. All are influential leaders of the Dulaim tribe.

An ultimatum was sent to their family members to disavow them within three days. Their clan members will meet to elect new leaders at a forthcoming meeting in an undisclosed location at Ramadi.
Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore  2006-10-02 12:41||   2006-10-02 12:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Glenmore, whether that's true or not, putting it on the net is suicidal. But then, we are talking Islam here.
Posted by wxjames 2006-10-02 12:51||   2006-10-02 12:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, it's not over yet, and the resilient and adaptable freedom fighters are fully engaged in disrupting the Bushian hegemony and the fighters are multiplying like rabbits due to the US presence in Iraq (see April 2006 NIE) and still could overwhelm the inadequate numbers of poorly-trained-and-controlled US troops, bogged down with Abu Ghraib and underwear and civilian casualties.

And look how long it's taken, compared to the original liberal forcasts of how long it should have taken if they were in charge with The (secret) Plan™. Why it's a failed-President-since-he-was-Governor and a failed not-quite-a-plan-from-the-beginning Rovian Plot.

Elect a Democrat in 2008 and we will have "Peace With Honor In Our Time™".

/moonbeams

Oops. Did I say 2008? Freudian slip!
Posted by Bobby 2006-10-02 12:52||   2006-10-02 12:52|| Front Page Top

#5 the resilient and adaptable freedom fighters are fully engaged in disrupting the Bushian hegemony

Hey, what does the New York Times have to do with this?
Posted by Matt 2006-10-02 13:49||   2006-10-02 13:49|| Front Page Top

#6 Well, Matt, somebody has to counterweight the military Goebellian feel-good-speak with good-facts.
Posted by Bobby 2006-10-02 14:08||   2006-10-02 14:08|| Front Page Top

#7 Many Shia joined the Iraqi military to get equipment and training. The cynic in me reads this report and thinks perhaps the Sunni wanted some equipment and training as well for the eventual Rwanda to come.

I hope not mind you, but the Arabs seem to defy my Western Logic on what is in their best interests nearly every time so its hard to be hopeful.
Posted by rjschwarz 2006-10-02 14:10||   2006-10-02 14:10|| Front Page Top

#8 "the resilient and adaptable freedom fighters are fully engaged in disrupting the Bushian hegemony"

Didn't Ted Turner just say something like that?
Posted by Anonymoose 2006-10-02 14:20||   2006-10-02 14:20|| Front Page Top

#9 Hey! I made it up as I went along!

I wanted it to sound like some left-leaning, liberal, loudmouthed loser, so I'll take #8 as a compliment!
Posted by Bobby 2006-10-02 18:30||   2006-10-02 18:30|| Front Page Top

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