From Iraq: “Please, tell the Democrats for now to stop pressuring Bush.”
In this New York Sun article by Eli Lake we learn that tribal leaders throughout Iraq are turning on Al Qaeda and becoming more willing to work with American forces. This is certainly good news for anyone left in America who hopes to see the US defeat the terrorists and establish a stable democracy in Iraq.
Sheikh Hussein al-Tamimi and his tribe are friendly to American forces though do not want US troops in Iraq forever. Sheikh Hussein said: “We would like America, a friend, to rebuild the country. This is what we want, what the tribes want. But to stay here as a military force indefinitely is unacceptable.” But Sheikh Hussein understands that America cannot simply abandon Iraq in the near future. The article noted that, at a luncheon Sheikh Hussein asked Lake to “please, tell the Democrats for now to stop pressuring Bush.”
This is, if not conclusive, at least encouraging. There is hope for Iraq.
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