Thursday, September 4, 2008

Sons of Iraq: Arrest Not Recommended

The Iraqi government is trying to arrest the leaders of the Sons of Iraq. This is possibly a very Bad Idea. I can see trying to dissuade them from being all shooty by themselves, if security on the ground allows it, or maybe doing more to turn them into regular forces. But threatening arrest? Smells like the beginnings of a new class of enemy to me.

Right, so you don't know what I'm talking about. You didn't hear about that in between commercials whilst watching American Idle. Not even the network news had time to mention it. Background, more here.

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