Comments on: Sunni Factions Split With Al-Qaeda Group: Good or Bad? http://themoderatevoice.com/12175/sunni-factions-split-with-al-qaeda-group-good-or-bad/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:11:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mark http://themoderatevoice.com/12175/sunni-factions-split-with-al-qaeda-group-good-or-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-73386 Mark Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:22:29 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/war/iraq/12175/sunni-factions-split-with-al-qaeda-group-good-or-bad/#comment-73386 Nice post. It begs the question that I've been asking for a long time at www.regimeofterror.com. How can "secular" Baathists split from al Qaeda if they were never allied as so many in the MSM tell us? Because they were allied. But if they were allied, when did the alliance begin? Why isn't the MSM asking this question? A little afraid of the answers they might find? Nice post.

It begs the question that I’ve been asking for a long time at http://www.regimeofterror.com.

How can “secular” Baathists split from al Qaeda if they were never allied as so many in the MSM tell us? Because they were allied.

But if they were allied, when did the alliance begin? Why isn’t the MSM asking this question? A little afraid of the answers they might find?

]]> By: Elrod http://themoderatevoice.com/12175/sunni-factions-split-with-al-qaeda-group-good-or-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-73248 Elrod Sat, 14 Apr 2007 18:51:45 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/war/iraq/12175/sunni-factions-split-with-al-qaeda-group-good-or-bad/#comment-73248 This is actually older than six months ago. These splits emerged quite early on in the insurgency. But Michael is right: Sunnis are angry because they are victims of even more destructive violence from some in their own corner. All that means for us is that the Sunni insurgency against the US-backed Shi'ite led government is not necessarily driven by Al Qaeda. The enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend. Do you really think the small group of Al Qaeda in Iraq is responsible for all the violence against Shi'ites? No way. The Sunni insurgents, many of whom are former Ba'athists, want to destablize the government and they believe that murdering Shi'ites will achieve their aims. They've largely been proven right as the government has become utterly unable to defend itself without intense US support. The same people complaining about AQI are committing the same violence against Shi'ites. This is just another wrinkle in the civil war, not unlike in Lebanon back in the day when Shi'ite Amal broke into Hezbollah and more moderate groups. The fracturing of one side didn't make it any easier to defeat because the other side was just as disunited. This is actually older than six months ago. These splits emerged quite early on in the insurgency. But Michael is right: Sunnis are angry because they are victims of even more destructive violence from some in their own corner. All that means for us is that the Sunni insurgency against the US-backed Shi’ite led government is not necessarily driven by Al Qaeda. The enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend.

Do you really think the small group of Al Qaeda in Iraq is responsible for all the violence against Shi’ites? No way. The Sunni insurgents, many of whom are former Ba’athists, want to destablize the government and they believe that murdering Shi’ites will achieve their aims. They’ve largely been proven right as the government has become utterly unable to defend itself without intense US support. The same people complaining about AQI are committing the same violence against Shi’ites. This is just another wrinkle in the civil war, not unlike in Lebanon back in the day when Shi’ite Amal broke into Hezbollah and more moderate groups. The fracturing of one side didn’t make it any easier to defeat because the other side was just as disunited.

]]> By: Jim Satterfield http://themoderatevoice.com/12175/sunni-factions-split-with-al-qaeda-group-good-or-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-73236 Jim Satterfield Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:19:24 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/war/iraq/12175/sunni-factions-split-with-al-qaeda-group-good-or-bad/#comment-73236 Let's see if we can get rid of the italics now.</i> Let’s see if we can get rid of the italics now.

]]> By: Purple Avenger http://themoderatevoice.com/12175/sunni-factions-split-with-al-qaeda-group-good-or-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-73231 Purple Avenger Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:04:04 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/war/iraq/12175/sunni-factions-split-with-al-qaeda-group-good-or-bad/#comment-73231 The WaPo is about 6 months behind the curve on this story. Anyone following the war closely through Yon, Roggio, and mill bloggers saw this coming 6 months ago. The WaPo is about 6 months behind the curve on this story. Anyone following the war closely through Yon, Roggio, and mill bloggers saw this coming 6 months ago.

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