Posted on 03/25/2005 2:06:57 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
Many of Iraq's predominantly Sunni Arab insurgents would lay down their arms and join the political process in exchange for guarantees of their safety and that of their co-religionists, according to a prominent Sunni politician.
Sharif Ali Bin al-Hussein, who heads Iraq's main monarchist movement and is in contact with guerrilla leaders, said many insurgents including former officials of the ruling Ba'ath party, army officers, and Islamists have been searching for a way to end their campaign against US troops and Iraqi government forces since the January 30 election.
“Firstly, they want to ensure their own security,” says Sharif Ali, who last week hosted a pan-Sunni conference attended by tribal sheikhs and other local leaders speaking on behalf of the insurgents.
Insurgent leaders fear coming out into the open to talk for fear of being targeted by US military or Iraqi security forces' raids, he said.
Sharif Ali distinguishes many Sunni insurgents, whom he says took up arms in reaction to the invasive raids in search of Ba'athist leaders and other “humiliations” soon after the 2003 war, from the radical jihadist branch associated with Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Unlike Mr Zarqawi's followers, who are thought to be responsible for the big suicide bomb attacks on Iraqi civilian targets, the other Sunni insurgents are more likely to plant bombs and carry out ambushes against security forces and US troops active near their homes.
Sharif Ali said the success of Iraq's elections dealt the insurgents a demoralising blow, prompting them to consider the need to enter the political process.
Yep, they did a darn good job over the last week or so of stacking up terror-scum corpses.
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Islamists have been searching for a way to end their campaign against US troops and Iraqi government forces since the January 30 election.
How about just stopping it.
Good news bump! My recommendations:
1 Year imprisonment and release for the low-level Iraqi insurgents, with a small severance package after the 1 year so they can start a business. Big severance package for turning in mid-level or leadership level Iraqi insurgents. Still gotta stay in prison for a year, for your own protection, and to keep you off the field of battle.
5 Year imprisonment for mid-level Iraqi insurgents.
Firing squad for Iraqi insurgent leaders.
Fight to the death with the remaining non-Iraqi terrorists. They cannot be re-integrated. They must die or flee, preferably die. Having taken the wind out of the local insurgency, these guys will stand out like sore thumbs. Put a bounty on their heads. It would be like a Southerner trying to hide out in New York City. The minute he opens his mouth (accents being different), somebody will turn him in.
Go get 'em!
Aw...poor things....I recommend they put a pair of panties on their heads and walk directly to Abu Ghraib for "treatment".
"Iraq's insurgents seek exit strategy"
Translation: Now that we're losing, we don't want to play anymore. Waaahhhh!
Hmmm...interesting turn of events, if true. It was my, and others, opinion that the terrorists had lost their war January 30th. If they want to negotiate a surrender here is my suggestion:
Stop all attacks against coalition forces.
Stop all attacks against civilians.
Turn your guns on the jihadis and criminals in your midst.
Then we can talk. Otherwise, annihilation.
LOL.
Looks like the insurgency is going the way of Ted Kennedy's car @ Chappaquiddick: glug, glug, glug, glug.......
Really, Dr. Watson?
Works for me.
Just the ones we know about. Iraqi people have been tipping off the security forces about them for a while.
These guys must feel surrounded all of a sudden. That's too bad. There must be not that many volunteers from other countries left to kill along with them.
I am very happy you do write:}}}}}}Thank you!!!!
Bugs me: "insurgents." If they are not Iraqi, then they can leave the way they came. Of course, they are fair game on the way out.
If they are Iraqis, then they should be tried for their crimes.
Heh, good one!
Unless they hold a grudge forever like most in the Arab world.
Some of it goes back hundreds of years. Doesn't make sense to me. Guess because I am an American.
Awwww, such a shame. Poor babies. There was no mercy from Allah when they held all the cards.
..."...Insurgent leaders fear coming out into the open to talk for fear of being targeted by US military or Iraqi security forces' raids, he said."...
Here sunni, sunni, sunni. Nice sunni. WHACK.
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