There was an uglier side to Bush's surge....one that the neo-cons never talk about.
https://www.vdare.com/articles/bushs-dir...t-to-fight
But in order to get them fighting "al Qaeda" we had to arm the Sunni militias. I'm guessing we did not pick those guns up when we left. No wonder Maliki wanted us gone.
https://www.vdare.com/articles/bushs-dir...t-to-fight
Quote:The real purpose of the "surge" was to hide another deception. The Bush regime is paying Sunni insurgents $800,000 a day not to attack US forces. That`s right, 80,000 members of an "Awakening group," the "Sons of Iraq," a newly formed "US-allied security force" consisting of Sunni insurgents, are being paid $10 a day each not to attack US troops. Allegedly, the Sons of Iraq are now at work fighting al Qaeda.
But in order to get them fighting "al Qaeda" we had to arm the Sunni militias. I'm guessing we did not pick those guns up when we left. No wonder Maliki wanted us gone.
