{"id":1841,"date":"2008-06-09T11:43:09","date_gmt":"2008-06-09T15:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=1841"},"modified":"2008-06-09T14:24:11","modified_gmt":"2008-06-09T18:24:11","slug":"iraqi-sheik-offers-troops-to-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=1841","title":{"rendered":"Iraqi sheik offers troops to Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

The constant bleat from the Left that the war against Hussein and al Qaeda in Iraq distracted us from fighting the “real enemy” in Afghanistan is losing traction. The leader of the “Anbar Awakening” has offered to send troops to Afghanistan to help fight al Qaeda there (NY Sun<\/a> link);<\/p>\n

In an interview, Sheik Ahmad al-Rishawi told The New York Sun that in April he prepared a 47-page study on Afghanistan and its tribes for the deputy chief of mission at the American embassy in Kabul, Christopher Dell. When asked if he would send military advisers to Afghanistan to assist American troops fighting there, he said: “I have no problem with this; if they ask me, I will do it.”<\/p>\n

The success of the Anbari tribal rebellion known as the awakening spurred Multinational Forces Iraq to try to emulate the model throughout Iraq, including with the predominately Shiite tribes in the south of the country.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The sheik went on to praise President Bush;<\/p>\n

Of his meeting with Mr. Bush, Sheik Ahmad said he was impressed. “He is a brave man. He is also a wise man. He is taking care of the country’s future, the United States’ future. He is also taking care of the Iraqi people, the ordinary people in Iraq. He wants to accomplish success in Iraq.”<\/p>\n

When Sheik Ahmad’s brother, Sheik Sattar, met with Mr. Bush in Anbar last fall, he told the president that he dedicated his victory over Al Qaeda to the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001. On September 13, 2007, Sheik Sattar was assassinated by an improvised explosive device. Since then, his brother Sheik Ahmad has led the awakening movement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, I guess this will lead the Democrats to cry that Iraq is invading Afghanistan and it’s, of course, Bush’s fault.<\/p>\n

Hat tip to an emailer named Faith Jones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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