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This is Counterterrorism, Senator
By John
Buddy Steve Schippert has a money piece in today's National Review:
The most significant local ally of Coalition and Iraqi government in Anbar province — and surely in all of Iraq — is Sheikh Abdul Sattar Buzaigh al-Rishawi, or, more properly, Sheikh Abd al-Sattar, where “Abd” translates into “slave” or “totally subordinated” (to God, of course). Sheikh Abdul Sattar is instrumental in fighting and defeating al Qaeda; the incredibly influential Ramadi man sees al Qaeda as terrorists who seek to destroy his country and who are exploiting and murdering his people, Sunni and Shia alike. Al Qaeda wants him dead more than any other man in Iraq, and they have tried numerous times to kill him.Sattar said recently, “The time for dictatorship is gone, and we are welcoming the new dawn of democracy and freedom here.” He is a powerful Sunni from Anbar province, and, on Iraqi national television, he has pledged his allegiance to Prime Minister al-Maliki — a Shia — and to the democratically elected Iraqi government. In an overt (and televised) gesture of his determination and solidarity with the Iraqi government, Sheikh Abdul Sattar sliced the palm of his hand with a knife and proceeded to pound the blade into the table before him.
Most Americans are unaware of this. Many of those who are aware fail to understand the profound significance it holds, even amid their own proclamations about the brutal sectarian violence and civil war in Iraq. Senators Reid and Schumer are almost certainly among those Americans. They seem oblivious to the importance of Sheikh Abdul Sattar’s indigenous leadership in counterterrorism.
The perceived civil war in Iraq is in many ways more a product of foreign Iranian and al Qaeda instigation than internal Iraqi hatred. Had al Qaeda not bombed the Shia al-Askari Mosque and had Iran not provided arms and funds to both sides of the ensuing sectarian killings, there is no telling where Iraq would be right now. It certainly was not in civil war then. Both Iran and al Qaeda require chaos and instability in order to achieve their aims in Iraq. Sattar’s mission is to foil their plans.
It is a mission in which he needs little guidance from sitting U.S. senators and traveling members of Congress. What he needs are resources. “I swear to God, if we have good weapons, if we have good vehicles, if we have good support, I can fight al Qaeda all the way to Afghanistan,” Sattar said. Naturally, there is bravado in his words. But let it be known that what he possesses is a determination equal to or greater than that of al Qaeda in Iraq.
The whole piece is pretty solid, but I found those bits on Sattar particularly revealing. Read the whole thing, Schippert is a smart dude.
What's frustrating about certain elected officials refusing to even meet with General Petraeus is that it indicates that nothing....nothing will change their minds about Iraq. Not at this point, they've staked '08 on getting us out of there. Big, big things are happening in Anbar, the province just recently proclaimed "lost," by a Marine Colonel, and our top dogs in Congress are sticking their fingers in their ears going "la la la la la la la."
Baghdad, I dunno. We're still pumping Brigade Combat Teams into the city and will be for a few months. Obviously that's the hotspot these days. Once was Fallujah. And Mosul. And Ramadi. Yet one by one, each of those districts have been turned around...or are in the process of.
Baghdad, still a goat screw.
But Anbar....Anbar gets me excited.
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And another thing... Yes, Baghdad is a goatscrew, but so was Anbar three, two and even one year ago. The strategy is sound; the campaign plan is sound, our tactics are viable and effective and adaptive. In short, we can win and we are winning. Anyone on Capitol Hill listening?
"Most Americans are unaware of this. Many of those who are aware fail to understand the profound significance it holds, even amid their own proclamations about the brutal sectarian violence and civil war in Iraq. Senators Reid and Schumer are almost certainly among those Americans. They seem oblivious to the importance of Sheikh Abdul Sattar’s indigenous leadership in counterterrorism."
Oh.. these Senators are aware. But it just doesn't fit their agenda.
For years these two and their ilk, have cried for Iraqi leadership to step up, and when none have it justifies their position that our efforts are a failure.
Unfortunatley for these politicians, when Sattar pounds his bloody palm on the table it completely negates their arguments and undermines their personal political agendas.
How is our worste enemy again? Is it terrorists, or is it a few of our own Senators?
WOW, I try to stay up on this stuff and had no idea about Satter. It shows the truly IMMENSE disservice our media has done to portraying what is really going on over there. I will be looking for more pieces from Schippert.
The guy actually did blood covenant ritual? Frankly, I would be stunned if many people in America realize what that means. No wonder al-Qaeda wants this guy dead. Given that kind of anit-insurgency feeling (not to mention success), its not really any wonder the MSM doesn't talk about him.
Thanks for the news!
The guy actually did a blood covenant ritual? Frankly, I would be stunned if many people in America realize what that means. No wonder al-Qaeda wants this guy dead. Given that kind of anit-insurgency feeling (not to mention success), its not really any wonder the MSM doesn't talk about him.
Thanks for the news!
I dont know why you give these pinko's a second of coverage. I would like to see them go to a devote moslim country like Pakistan etc and see how long it takes for them to get their heads cut off! Now that would be fun to watch on Youtube!
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You beat me to it, I had this saved to post tonight. In truth, it's not just a money piece, it's a flying suplex delivered from the top rope. Good for Steve. Anyone on Capitol Hill listening?