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Anbar 'Turnaround' Undercuts War Rationale - by Gareth Porter

Anbar 'Turnaround' Undercuts War Rationale - by Gareth Porter: "But the new situation in Anbar cannot be attributed to US military operations or presence in the province. After five years of unsuccessful US military operations in Anbar, the US military's agreements with Sunni tribal leaders in Anbar represents an acknowledgment that it was dependent on the very Sunni insurgents it once considered the enemy in Iraq to reduce al-Qaeda influence in the province. In an interview with ABC News May 30, Petraeus admitted that the Sunnis 'can figure out who al-Qaeda is a heck of a lot better then we can.'"

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