Iraqi security forces, supported by US troops
…arrested Adil al Mashadani
the leader of the Fadhil Awakening group
His men responded with fury, indignation - and gunfire
Five Iraqi soldiers - including an officer, according to one report
were taken hostage
Their fate is still unknown
Numerous Iraqis have told me
they do not believe the new peace here is permanent
They say many members of the old regime
remain angry that they lost their status
A widely expressed fear here
is that these "remnants" have been only temporarily suppressed
…that they are "sitting on their hands"
waiting to resume their activities when American forces leave
…the leader of the Awakening in Baqub
…where al-Qaeda still have active units – warned
"The government must remember that without the Sahwa
there would not have been any security in Iraq"
In Fadhil, before the arrest operation on Saturday
the deputy Awakening leader Khaled al Qaisi
told me he was also concerned
that his men could be tempted back to al-Qaeda
mainly because they had not been paid for two months
If causes, actions or winners have effects, reactions or losers
and A is caused, allowed, accelerated, held back or prevented
is it better to pre-think what could happen to B, C and D
than not?
You’ll benefit from contributed causes
or be deterred by imposed effects
If an opponent’s position can be used against them
and the pinnacle of vulnerability is the moment of assault
should attack commence from defended positions?
Are chances better
for players who more accurately calculate probabilities the farthest into the future?
If players don’t necessarily follow the same rules
which can change without everyone knowing
should you break rules if your opponent does?
If your attack is going too well
you have walked into an ambush
Infantry Journal
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