Everyone says al Anbar is quieting down these days, as the natives battle Al Q. Iraq the Model elucidates:
"The other pleasing part of the news is that the council prefers handing detainees over to the authorities so the law can take its course instead of assassinations and unsanctioned killing and this is essential for rule of law to take root."
Are we winning or losing the war in Ramadi in Iraq’s al Anbar? With the defeatist MSM reporting from the Green Zone, it’s hard to tell. Depends on who you read. Blogger Michael Fumento, who has been there three times, says we’re winning. So does the Times of London which also sent a reporter there. Saying we’re losing (surprise, surprise) is the Washington Post’s reporter Thomas Ricks, author of "Fiasco," which ought to show you what he thinks before he sets fingers to keyboard. Especially since, according to Fumento, Ricks has never set foot in Ramadi. Now, lo and behold, the WaPo is contradicting Ricks with a new, upbeat piece. Curiouser and curiouser.
Via MichaelFumento.com, which is a good place to begin.
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"Coalition forces in Iraq have suddenly received the manpower equivalent of three light infantry divisions…and now have a huge edge over al-Qaeda in al-Anbar province. How did this happen? Tribal leaders in the largely Sunni province on the Syrian border got together and signed an agreement to raise a tribal force of 30,000 fighters to take on foreign fighters and terrorists," reports StrategyPage.com.
"These leaders have thrown in with the central government in Baghdad. This is a decisive blow to al Qaeda, which has been desperately trying to fight off an Iraqi government that is getting stronger by the week. Not only are the 30,000 fighters going to provide more manpower, but these tribal fighters know the province much better than American troops – or the foreign fighters fighting for al Qaeda. Also, this represents just over 80 percent of the tribes in al-Anbar province now backing the government."
Via Instapundit
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