What happens when the 100,000+ Sons of Iraq are faced with a choice - turn in their weapons or be arrested? That's one scenario the Iraqi government is contemplating as of November 1.
Most people are convinced that the bribery of Sunni insurgents by the U.S. has been a very important factor in the decline of violence. Yet, the pace of the Iraqi government in hiring the 'former' insurgents is slow. Further, there are reports that Maliki agreed to hire only 20% of the 'former' insurgents. Many of those hired to date are Shia.
One Iraqi military leader says, "We cannot stand them, and detained many of them recently". A member of parliament echoes that thought, we cannot "justify paying monthly salaries to people on the grounds that they are ex-insurgents."
Is this the calm before the storm?
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