Comments on: “Dramatic, unexpected” increase in Iraqi police recruits in Anbar

By: MirCat

MirCat — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 02:55:25 +0000

Or could it be that they heard of the troop surge as well; like they were waiting to see if they were going to be left out on their own.

- The Cat

By: Entelechy

Entelechy — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 02:21:00 +0000

I just hope they have good screening methods so bad guys don’t make it through…

Mr. Bush can’t win with the media and should give up even trying. It’s ironic and interesting to me that Sunnis might have to be protected by the Americans in Iraq.

By: crosspatch

crosspatch — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:21:53 +0000

The police have always been tribal in that region. The areas are populated by the various tribes. Certain extended families live there. The police draw from these families for recruits. Some families support the government right now, some support the insurgents. But it looks like more of the families are coming around to support the government and as they do, they send police recruits.

The culture is different there than here. You have towns that have been populated by the same families (tribes) for centuries. But it really does look like we are gaining significant ground. More recruits in the first two weeks of January than in the entire month of December.

By: Guardian

Guardian — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:37:55 +0000

Here's that link.

By: Tony737

Tony737 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:31:51 +0000

Oh, and by the way, Media, are you happy now? Bush admitted some mistakes. Why did it take him so long … BECAUSE HE KNEW THE JIHADIS WOULD USE IT FOR PROPAGANDUUHHHH!

By: Tony737

Tony737 — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:29:23 +0000

Just as I said on another thread yesterday, we keep inching along on our way to freedom and democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan, little by little. Iraqis joining the army and police and jihadis dying by the hundreds. It’s only a matter of time, and hopefully, with our “surge” and the relaxation of RoE’s, it’ll be sooner rather than later.

By: Guardian

Guardian — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:24:03 +0000

Isn’t this what we wanted to happen? I was going to post that link that had the stick figure power point plan that was done by an (Army?) officer in Iraq. I’m sure someone following this post will put it up. Isn’t this development what the officer was working towards?

By: Bill's Bites

Bill's Bites — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:08:14 +0000

“Dramatic, unexpected” increase in Iraqi police recruits in Anbar…

Anbar Recruiting UpJohn Hinderaker This morning’s USA Today reports a spike in new trainees signing up with the Iraqi police forces in Anbar province:The U.S. military is reporting a dramatic and unexpected increase in the number of police recruits in…

By: mikeyboss

mikeyboss — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:58:09 +0000

Every now and then a ray of light pokes through the huge, dark cloud. Only to be quickly swallowed up as the cloud gets bigger and darker.

Allah,

You seem awfully pessimistic lately, and not just about Iraq. Low serotonin?

By: natesnake

natesnake — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:57:53 +0000

The U.S. military said Sunday that it had secured the support of four tribes in Ramadi after a month-long security operation there.

And this:

Sunni jihadis are delighted with Bush’s admission of mistakes and are playing it to the hilt as propaganda

Allah, my snark-detector is broken today. Are you playing this as a good thing or a bad thing?

It appears to me that negotiations with tribal leaders is finally paying dividends. The police ranks are not swelling because of Bush’s recent comments regarding the war, but tribes of Iraqis tired of the extremist element.

By: One Angry Christian

One Angry Christian — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:56:30 +0000

There’s a bus I would never want to ride.

By: VikingGoneWild

VikingGoneWild — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:52:30 +0000

Hey public transportation is Earth friendly.

No thanks for the ride offer. It sounds like you got a better chance of surviving blindfolded on the interstate at night.

By: fogw

fogw — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:50:44 +0000

….the Sunni jihadis are delighted with Bush’s admission of mistakes and are playing it to the hilt as propaganda.

Now that’s just wrong, calling the NYTimes Sunny jihadis.