tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post6548769149030916775..comments2024-02-29T12:38:32.191-08:00Comments on MUSINGS ON IRAQ: Is Violence Increasing In Iraq?Joel Winghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-25201762566206359862009-04-27T07:29:00.000-07:002009-04-27T07:29:00.000-07:00Okay gotcha. I'm just not thinking big picture in ...Okay gotcha. I'm just not thinking big picture in my last couple responses to you.<br /><br />To put it all together few foreign fighters that still come plus money comes through Syria to Mosul which are then sent south. In rural Diyala they also do suicide bombing recruiting, and those people are usually sent to Baghdad. The Interior Minister also talked about sleeper cells in Baghdad as well. Finally there are still insurgents in Anbar and Salahaddin but I don't know how they fit in the rest.Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-53843910321473272062009-04-27T05:06:00.000-07:002009-04-27T05:06:00.000-07:00Well, the reason that I think it's at least someth...Well, the reason that I think it's at least something of a Sahwa problem is that the bombs are still probably being prepared and distributed in the neighborhoods of western Baghdad and the Isakandariya/Salman Pak area. Once a bomber makes it east of the Tigris, then stopping people from dying becomes much, much more difficult.AndrewSshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12092217847584427587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-48887962031953950802009-04-26T09:41:00.000-07:002009-04-26T09:41:00.000-07:00I know there's lots of fear about the SOI either b...I know there's lots of fear about the SOI either being lax or allowing insurgents to operate in their areas. About half or more of the recent bombings however happened in Shiite areas where there are fewer blast walls, etc.Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-29402658589731338382009-04-26T06:27:00.000-07:002009-04-26T06:27:00.000-07:00This seems like a "left of boom" problem. As I un...This seems like a "left of boom" problem. As I understand things, when it comes to eyes on the ground in western and southern Baghdad, a lot of the work is still done by the Sahwas. It doesn't take much infiltration of a Sahwa to be able to prepare and distribute five explosive-filled vests.<br /><br />This reliance on the Sahwas and the danger that it leads to was probably what the bad guys were thinking of when they planned these attacks. I suspect that they're trying to sew more distrust between Maliki et al. and the Sahwas, which isn't that hard, seeing as things are already tense.AndrewSshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12092217847584427587noreply@blogger.com