“Don’t panic,” Iraq’s most powerful Sunnis are telling some old American friends. We’ll take care of these upstart ISIS nuts—as soon as they oust Nouri al-Maliki from Baghdad. That’s the message from Sheikh Ali Hatem al-Suleiman, leader of Iraq’s biggest Sunni tribe.
The theory is that the tribes that once worked with the Americans to defeat Al-Qaeda in Iraq will again rise up again to oust the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria [ISIS]—a movement so extreme it was denounced by Osama bin Laden’s successor.” (Newsweek)
Join us this week on Veterans Radio as we look at what’s happening in Iraq through the eyes of those who have fought there. We will have some Iraqi Freedom veterans in our studio and we will also welcome Bing West, author of, “The Strongest Tribe.”
And you, especially if you served in Iraq, please contact us with your thoughts about what is going on. Send me an e-mail, [email protected] or put your thoughts on our facebook page
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