Part 1 of what promises to be another great series from Michael Yon: Ghosts of Anbar.
The sheiks of Anbar turned against al Qaeda because the sheiks are businessmen, and al Qaeda is bad for business. But they didn’t suddenly trust Americans just because they no longer trusted al Qaeda. They are not suddenly blood allies. This is business, and that’s fine, because if there is one thing America is good at, it’s business.
The juxtaposition of his text and photos is particularly good.
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