Comments on: Attacking the Enemy’s Strategy in Iraq http://www.captainsjournal.com/2007/12/26/attacking-the-enemys-strategy-in-iraq/ News & Commentary on Warfare, Policy and Counterterrorism Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:02:46 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Brian H http://www.captainsjournal.com/2007/12/26/attacking-the-enemys-strategy-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-24445 Brian H Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:37:28 +0000 http://www.captainsjournal.com/2007/12/26/attacking-the-enemys-strategy-in-iraq/#comment-24445 Ah, sense on the CLCs. Nice to see. Calling "bullshit" on the "re-arming insurgents" meme is crucial. It's all about involvement and investment (including local investment in stability and governance and economic viability). Once again, I would like to point out to the baffled pundocracy the striking change in the wealth distribution in Iraq, at least in potential. Almost a year ago it was revealed that SH had suppressed seismic data showing ~100 bn bbl reserves in oil fields "spread like a string of pearls across Anbar". Doing some simple ratio math, it turns out that this makes every Sunni (excluding Kurds, who are a special category) 3X oil-richer than his Shia counterparts (20% of the population has ~45% of the oil, 80% has ~55%, 45/20 is about triple 55/80). So the Sunni are no longer parasitic poor cousins. Consider the consequences. Please. Ah, sense on the CLCs. Nice to see. Calling “bullshit” on the “re-arming insurgents” meme is crucial. It’s all about involvement and investment (including local investment in stability and governance and economic viability).

Once again, I would like to point out to the baffled pundocracy the striking change in the wealth distribution in Iraq, at least in potential.

Almost a year ago it was revealed that SH had suppressed seismic data showing ~100 bn bbl reserves in oil fields “spread like a string of pearls across Anbar”. Doing some simple ratio math, it turns out that this makes every Sunni (excluding Kurds, who are a special category) 3X oil-richer than his Shia counterparts (20% of the population has ~45% of the oil, 80% has ~55%, 45/20 is about triple 55/80). So the Sunni are no longer parasitic poor cousins.

Consider the consequences. Please.

]]> By: ROK Drop Weekly Linklets - 29DEC07 at ROK Drop http://www.captainsjournal.com/2007/12/26/attacking-the-enemys-strategy-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-24417 ROK Drop Weekly Linklets - 29DEC07 at ROK Drop Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:41:37 +0000 http://www.captainsjournal.com/2007/12/26/attacking-the-enemys-strategy-in-iraq/#comment-24417 [...] to do, ever worked?-  3rd ID troops help Iraqi woman to walk again.-  Just more proof the left will never be happy with progress in Iraq.-  Let me get this right, the IDF is bad because they are not raping and [...] [...] to do, ever worked?-  3rd ID troops help Iraqi woman to walk again.-  Just more proof the left will never be happy with progress in Iraq.-  Let me get this right, the IDF is bad because they are not raping and [...]

]]> By: Mark Eichenlaub http://www.captainsjournal.com/2007/12/26/attacking-the-enemys-strategy-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-24368 Mark Eichenlaub Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:38:36 +0000 http://www.captainsjournal.com/2007/12/26/attacking-the-enemys-strategy-in-iraq/#comment-24368 The refusal to deal with the bomb factories in Iran and training in Syria continues to baffle me. For an administration that is said to be "cowboy" and "go it alone" it seems more of a State dept./Internationalist mentality in giving the enemies these safety zones. The refusal to deal with the bomb factories in Iran and training in Syria continues to baffle me. For an administration that is said to be “cowboy” and “go it alone” it seems more of a State dept./Internationalist mentality in giving the enemies these safety zones.

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