NYT Thomas Friendman Rewriting Hitory: Anbar Awakening Coincided with Surge

Comparing Afghanistan to Iraq on why it won't work. The reason the Anbar Awakening worked is because the US Marines and Army worked and lived with Iraqis in Anbar, giving them confidence that they were not alone and they could overthrow al-Qaeda.
Author: AmyBLUF; Tags: Thomas Friedman NYT Anbar Awakening Iraq Afghanistan


















