Sahwa were targeted again today (see next entry). Al Bawaba observes, "In recent days, Sahwa forces have increasingly come under attack by Islamic militants." Big surprise. They bring it on themselves.
In fairness, that should be their leaders bring it on themselves.
This week the fool was Sheikh Mohammed Al-Hayes.
Sahwa wants many things.
Among other things, they'd like money and respect.
They're not getting any and won't as long as idiots like Al-Hayes are allowed to speak.
Sahwa are predominately Sunni.
Sunnis Sahwa fought the US -- attacked US military equipment and the US military.
Shi'ites opposed to the occupation might have given them some begrudging credit. But then the US military began paying them not to attack US equipment and troops (that was the billing David Petraeus gave it to Congress in April 2008).
Who respects that?
Not Nouri who refused to absorb them or even maintain their payments.
Now Sahwa leaders like Al-Hayes think they can trash the peaceful Sunnis taking part in protests.
Who do they think is supporting them at this point?
Most Shi'ites never trusted them. Their only real support would be from the Sunni community. And they ensure that Sunni support is lukewarm at best when they trash the protesters.
The reason they do it, the reason they trash, is to try to get in good with Nouri. That's never happening. The only way Sahwa gets respect and money if from Sunni support. Sunnis need to want the Sahwa protecting their neighborhoods.
If they're going to have any purpose in Iraq, it will only come via the support of the Sunni population. The Kuirds don't need Sahwa (the Kurds have the Peshmerga), Nouri's never wanted Sahwa. So the smart thing for Sahwa leaders would be to stop trashing Sunni activists immediately.
It's over, I'm done writing songs about love
There's a war going on
So I'm holding my gun with a strap and a glove
And I'm writing a song about war
And it goes
Na na na na na na na
I hate the war
Na na na na na na na
I hate the war
Na na na na na na na
I hate the war
Oh oh oh oh
-- "I Hate The War" (written by Greg Goldberg, on The Ballet's Mattachine!)
The number of US service members the Dept of Defense states died in the Iraq War is [PDF format warning] 4489.
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