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The logic works if Al Qaeda was some big monolithic organization in Iraq. Al Qaeda never really existed. What is called Al Qaeda (and we hear new reporters noting this as they talk about Al Qaeda) was really many independent groups with no relationship to each other but for one thing - many call themselves Al Qaeda.
Understand the philosophy in Iraq. The enemy of my enemy is my enemy. Sunnis attack Sunnis. Shia attack Sunnis. Sunnis attack Kurds. Shia attack Shia. Why give up information? It may cause the Americans to attack their enemy. Welcome to the civil war that analysts in the State Department warned of in 2002.
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