May 27 2007
The US Media Learns Of Anbar Success
The Democrats are going to face an ugly summer. I mentioned earlier in a post (somewhere!) that the media was not doing the Dems any favors by sitting on the news of success in Anbar. My point was that when the ‘mainstream’ media did get around to telling the story of this success it would probably shock and hearten the nation to see such a turn around caused by alliances forged out of al Qaeda’s rampaging bloodlust. I have been talking about the shift for weeks, but now the popular media is finally letting the cat out of the bag: all is not lost in Iraq:
The Sunni tribal leaders met in a guarded compound on the edge of town, guests of an up-and-coming young sheik bent on avenging the murder of his father and the disappearance of two brothers at the hands of the insurgent group Al Qaeda in Iraq.
The result was a decision by the fiercely independent desert tribesmen to throw their weight behind American troops and to join the local police and Iraqi army in droves — a tactical shift that, at least for now, has helped put the brakes on the anti-government insurgency in western Anbar province that the U.S. has spent years trying to control.
By all accounts, the results in Anbar have been impressive: Where barely 200 police officers had served in Ramadi, the provincial capital, last summer, now there are more than 8,000. The number of attacks on U.S. forces dropped from 108 a week last year to seven during the first week of May.
Imagine that. There are rays of hope and success in Iraq. Maybe surrendering to al Qaeda really was a bad idea. And we all know whose bad idea THAT was. The Dems will never be trusted to represent America’s interests again. But even though the media is now reporting on the progress, they still miss the main point:
But Anbar’s successes, like the Sunni-dominated province itself, may be unique: The loose alliance of tribal and government leaders, dubbed the Anbar Salvation Council, relies on a handful of charismatic sheiks with common interests, and is unlikely to serve as a model for areas with more complex sectarian divisions and less traditional social structures.
The relative peace hardly means that Al Qaeda has surrendered Anbar province. Three deadly bombings wracked the Ramadi area last week, including a suicide attack on a sheik who supported the salvation council and a subsequent car bomb attack on his funeral procession.
Actually, what is “unique” is the fact the Arab street is rising up – against al Qaeda. We have a civil war – between the Islamo Fascists and Muslim world. It is the final act we wanted, the rejection of al Qaeda in the Middle East. It is time to foster and support this movement. This is the beginning of what could be the end of al Qaeda. Clearly it is too early to say for sure, but there is no doubt this is what we need to destroy al Qaeda. We need the Muslim world to kill it off once and for all. And here we have just that kind of action being taken. To miss the importance of this opportunity simple emphasizes the blind spot the media and the left have to finding success in Iraq. There are days it is staring them square in the face, and they miss it.
AJ
At this point I am cautiously optimistic since the street has basically said I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it any more.
I am just surprised it took this long.
But the caution I express is because even AQ has to be getting the message that current tactics are now turning the tide against them.
So I will expect that they will change tactics, but it is hard to see any path they can take that will reverse the bad image they have so by choice earned or could strengthen their position.
They have narrowed their own options but still remain a force to be reckoned with.
AJ
Have you made a software change?
Many have posted about swallowed posts like I just had.
Before posts were up in a heartbeat , but now each post whether it appears or not takes almost a minute to sit there and decide what it’s going to do.
You are just experiencing the wave of spam hitting us. Sorry for the delays. The posts will show up!
Thanks, AJStrata! I’ve seen my posts eaten up. At that point, I break up my long posts into small posts until I narrow down to something that the spam filter did not like. It appears that the spam filter is searching for specific words???
This morning I wake up to a new report of a discovery of 42 hostages held in an Al Qaeda stronghold. Good news all around. The Iraqi civilians are going to see us treating some of the hostages with injuries and releasing the rest to their families AND capturing Al Qaeda.
The good news about Anbar is about two weeks old. It is a sad state of affairs that the US media is two weeks behind the news but better late than never. We are now doing the same thing in Diyala. I guess this news will be in the media in two more weeks or more.
It is sad that the media doesn’t print any valorous actions by our military. They only report deaths so that people think the military is only over there to be targets. They don’t report any good things about Iraq so that people would think there is no good news about that country. The media in this country has done their best to bring down this country and its patriotism and drive to win. They are at best seditious and at worse traitory.
The good news about Anbar is about two weeks old. It is a sad state of affairs that the US media is two weeks behind the news but better late than never. We are now doing the same thing in Diyala. I guess this news will be in the media in two more weeks or more.
It is sad that the media doesn’t print any valorous actions by our military. They only report deaths so that people think the military is only over there to be targets. They don’t report any good things about Iraq so that people would think there is no good news about that country. The media in this country has done their best to bring down this country and its patriotism and drive to win. They are at best seditious and at worse traitors.
With respect Barbaras the treasonous reporting of the MSM is much worse than you think. The good news from Anbar is not two weeks old but at least six months old. Here’s an excerpt from Bill Roggio’s The Fourth Rail. Note the date.
November 26, 2006
Anbar: The Abu Soda Tribe vs. al-Qaeda
The Albu Soda tribe fought al-Qaeda in Iraq in Ramadi, Coalition forces assist
Iraq. Click map to view.
The 25 tribes of the Anbar Salvation Council and Al-Qaeda in Iraq have been battling it out since the tribes have committed to work with the Iraqi government and U.S. military in western Iraq. Over the weekend, the Abu Soda tribe, one of the members of the Anbar Salvation Council, fought alongside U.S. force against al-Qaeda in Iraq in the Sofia neighborhood of Ramadi.
On November 25, al-Qaeda attacked the Abu Soda tribe in the provincial capital. According to Multinational Forces Iraq, “Al Qaeda forces attacked through a tribal area check point and engaged the Abu Soda in Sofia. Al Qaeda burned homes, and killed members of the tribe using small arms fire and mortars.†The U.S. military struck back at al-Qaeda in Iraq with air and artillery support.
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Barbaras
With respect the good news from Anbar is at least 6 months old . Here’s an excerpt from Bill Roggio’s The Fourth Rail. Note the date.
November 26, 2006
Anbar: The Abu Soda Tribe vs. al-Qaeda
The Albu Soda tribe fought al-Qaeda in Iraq in Ramadi, Coalition forces assist
Iraq. Click map to view.
The 25 tribes of the Anbar Salvation Council and Al-Qaeda in Iraq have been battling it out since the tribes have committed to work with the Iraqi government and U.S. military in western Iraq. Over the weekend, the Abu Soda tribe, one of the members of the Anbar Salvation Council, fought alongside U.S. force against al-Qaeda in Iraq in the Sofia neighborhood of Ramadi.
On November 25, al-Qaeda attacked the Abu Soda tribe in the provincial capital. According to Multinational Forces Iraq, “Al Qaeda forces attacked through a tribal area check point and engaged the Abu Soda in Sofia. Al Qaeda burned homes, and killed members of the tribe using small arms fire and mortars.†The U.S. military struck back at al-Qaeda in Iraq with air and artillery support.
Continue reading “Anbar: The Abu Soda Tribe vs. al-Qaeda” »
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