Sons of Iraq
McCallister at the always essential Small Wars Journal looks at the Sunni-Shia security apparatus struggles through the prism of Iraq’s history and tribal traditions of neighborhood watch, as well as al-Maliki’s political needs. Full PDF here.
Most recent Dawn Patrol at Mudville offers a good Iraq roundup. You know, AQ on the ropes, foreign investors drawn, Iraqi pres praises Bush for ousting murderous dictator, that kind of thing plus a lot of groundviews, including site pal Miserable Donuts. Yeah, he’s miserable.
Latest:
AFP: Surge architect Odierno takes the reins from Petraeus in Iraq.
ABC: Gates calls departing Petraeus “the Hero of the Hour,” one among “an awful lot of heroes working for him that have actually made this happen.” And notes mission shift.
Topics: Iraq
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 9:27 am Comments (0) on Monday, September 15, 2008
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