SONS OF IRAQ: A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE FOR RECONCILIATION
December 04, 2008
December 04, 2008
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Army 1st Armored Division issued the following news release:
In early November, as U.S. Soldiers looked on, Baghdad-based members of the Sons of Iraq got their monthly paychecks from a new boss: the Iraqi government.
"It was a critical step in the turnover of the mostly Sunni volunteers from Coalition to Iraqi control. And the Baghdad transfer has become a model for similar moves in four other key provinces," said Lt. Col. . . .
In early November, as U.S. Soldiers looked on, Baghdad-based members of the Sons of Iraq got their monthly paychecks from a new boss: the Iraqi government.
"It was a critical step in the turnover of the mostly Sunni volunteers from Coalition to Iraqi control. And the Baghdad transfer has become a model for similar moves in four other key provinces," said Lt. Col. . . .