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2007-09-13 Iraq

Leader of Anbar Awakening killed by bomb in Ramadi

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-09-13 09:59|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 Sunnis are between Iraq and a hard place.

Posted by Cheasing Wittlesbach4201 2007-09-13 10:18|| 2007-09-13 10:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Sad news indeed. But it looks like alqaeda has another sunni Martyr to deal with.

Posted by Galactic Coordinator Shins1195 2007-09-13 11:04|| 2007-09-13 11:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Now if our guys had done something like this, the Times would say it only creates more terrorists...

Posted by tu3031 2007-09-13 11:15|| 2007-09-13 11:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Any Sunni wondering about their options these days just things (further) clarified for them!

(1) go back to being alQueda's slaves...and risk dying on an alQueda whim, say, for smoking a cigarette!
(2) fight, and yes maybe die...but have a chance at controlling or, at least influencing, your own destiny!

Same choice we have here in America.

Democrats (and a few round-heeled Republicans) are busy choosing Opion 1.

The rest of us are choosing Option 2.

Posted by Justrand 2007-09-13 11:56|| 2007-09-13 11:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Wouldn't this trigger the "required revenge" clause in the Tribal contract? That's how Al Qaeda got in trouble with the tribes in the first place, if I recall correctly.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-09-13 12:33|| 2007-09-13 12:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Shades of Shah Masood in Sept 2001? Head's up!

Posted by doc 2007-09-13 15:30|| 2007-09-13 15:30|| Front Page Top

#7 But then this solves one of Binny and Doc's biggest embarrassments - that Sunnis have turned on AQ. They are so impotent right now that they have to resort to red on red violence and killing. They haven't touched us (knock on wood) in 6 years but they sure have popped the cork on other muzzies. You're sitting in your cave in Waziristan and see your islamic world collapsing on top of you - what can you do?

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-09-13 15:40|| 2007-09-13 15:40|| Front Page Top

#8 Well, if this murder makes the tribes switch sides and back AQ again, they deserve what they get. "~~Carthago~~ Al Anbar delenda est!"

But I doubt the Sunni tribes will do it - they may be stupid, deluded, and all sorts of other negative descriptives, but they don't strike me as easily-forgiving, or cowards, or Euro-weenies.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-09-13 17:29|| 2007-09-13 17:29|| Front Page Top

#9 Good spot doc...

Posted by Tony (UK) 2007-09-13 18:03|| 2007-09-13 18:03|| Front Page Top

#10 Yes, great spot, doc. I full on expect that the President will mention this specifically tonight (in a few minutes).

"It is a major blow to the council, but we are determined to strike back and continue our work," Rashid said. "Such an attack was expected, but it will not deter us."

Compare this to Hillary's "suspension of reality" comment or Harry Reid's whining that we've lost already. These guys are bleeding and dying for their country while the Donks are trying to score political points. I pray the Anbar Awakening continues to be awake and doesn't go back to sleep.

What's most frustrating is that this leader took a chance (like Masood in Afghanistan) and may be a "signal" to further attacks. AQ, if anything, knows how to "time" an attack. With Petraeus's report Mon-Tues and the Pres's speech tonight, they know what this'll do in the media. Sad, but that's the "game" they play.

Posted by BA 2007-09-13 20:54|| 2007-09-13 20:54|| Front Page Top

#11 I had planned to comment on this earlier, but got involved in another project, and forgot.

Expect to see as much of this kind of activity as possible over the next ten days to two weeks while the Congress is debating what to do about Iraq. A-Q HAS to make a big hit somewhere, or the concensus will be that the surge is working, and we'd be fools to leave. That doesn't mean the Donkeys won't still try to pull out, but the average Joe will be very confused about it.

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