Posted by
Far_view on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 7:04:28 PM
It looks like the much maligned surge of troop forces in Iraq is meeting with a lot of success. Check out
this piece on the American Thinker web site. A pretty key quote as to why the Iraqis are rejecting Al Queda is the following:
"
The
Jihadis broke (and more than likely never knew) the cardinal rule of
insurgency warfare, that of being a good guest. As Mao put it, "The
revolutionary must be as a fish among the water of the peasantry." The
Jihadis have been lampreys to the Iraqi people. Proselytizing, forcing
adaptation of their reactionary creed, engaging in torture, kidnapping,
and looting. Arabic culture is one in which open dealings, personal
loyalty, and honor are at a premium. Violate any of them, and there is
no way back. The Jihadis violated them all. The towns and cities of
Iraq are no longer sanctuaries."