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Not exactly hitting the headlines, is it?  Since Reuters found it difficult to accomplish a negative spin I guess the MSM is just avoiding it.  God forbid there should be any positive news out of Iraq.

Here are some positive news.
A large block of Shias that were giving the Al Maliki government a majority in the Iraqi parliament pulled out of the coalition, leaving the Al Maliki government with 30 (I think) parliament deputies short of majority needed to govern. Other then this things are peachy in Iraq.

The Shi’ites were already against Al Quaeda. 

Your focus on Al Qaeda belies the reality in Iraq.  The defeat of Al Qaeda does not mean success in Iraq.  They are a fairly small portion of the fighting forces.

You should perhaps read the article before opining on it, Lestat.

The shi’ite tribal leaders are not talking about taking on al-Qaeda, they are talking about taking on their own shia extremists, for the good of Iraq.

In the early to mid 70s, Australian individuals would claim to be large companies in Australia and then negotiate exclusive distribution rights for products in made in the U.S. They would then take this exclusive contract to the bank and get a loan to actually start a company, rent offices, and hire a few companies. When corporate executives would visit the Australian offices, other employees from inside the building would act like they were a prospect and call who ever was talking to the U.S. guys and talk about some big deal for their products. The U.S. guys, of course, would go back to the U.S. packed with sunshine.

Now we have tribal leaders packing our military commanders with sunshine. We have to stop falling for these things.

They are not doing anything for the good of anyone other than themselves. They see others start to play this “awakening” and “cooperating” game and getting millions of dollars and arms from the U.S. Muslim clerics teach that it is OK to act like you are friends with the infidels so you can get things to benefit Islam.