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wmbrew0206

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Mon May-12-08 03:36 PM
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36. The money was part of it, but not the main reason

The Iraqis were tired of dealing with the crazy Wahabi version of Islam that the FF implemented when the moved into an area. No TV, no smoking, women's faces fully covered (in Iraq they normally were just a head scarf). They also forced the local tribal leaders to marry their daughters to AQI fighters.

The money allowed Tribal chiefs to be able to pay their tribal members enough money so they would take the money AQI was paying to plant IEDs.

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