So, they killed the US friendly Sheik in Anbar.

[The_Casual_Observer]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/13/iraq.killing/index.html

What's our "winning" strategy in that place? Find another Sheik that's on our side & hide him in the green zone this time?

[Squatch]

1. The question I have is WHY was he "friendly" to the US?

[Oreo]

2. Good question... here's why

His business card says that he's a construction contractor. And so, the rumors are that he's gotten $75 million in American construction contracts in order to be the figurehead for this movement. But certainly, I mean, even in Falahat, the Americans talked about Abu Risha, but the freedom fighters --http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/11/1424208

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. He's probably wondering the same thing.