Almost all Iraqis with any previous experience in the intelligence business are Sunni Arab, increasing the risk of penetration of the new intelligence apparatus by the insurgency. – Wayne White
If they make the deadline because the Shiites and Kurds essentially rammed a draft through over Sunni Arab objections, there will be hell to pay. – Wayne White
But nobody predicted anything of this magnitude in terms of resistance. And in part, the magnitude of the resistance was spurred by our failures in reconstruction. – Wayne White
I don’t like the idea of busing children all over the country. It’s not safe. And there doesn’t seem to be that much of an urgent need for it to be done. – Wayne White
The whole purpose of those attacks was to drive those contractors out. Lots of them had to leave. They were terrified. – Wayne White