Dan Morse/The Washington Post - Muhannad Mundher Mahmoud, who was paid by American Forces to kill terrorists linked to al-Qaeda, now services electrical lines for a generator operator that provides electricity in his Baghdad neighborhood.
Former ‘Sons of Iraq’ Targeted By Insurgents After U.S. Pullout -- Washington Post
BAGHDAD — Muhannad Mahmoud can’t find a place in the new Iraq.
The American military, which hired him and more than 80,000 other Sunni fighters to take on al-Qaeda-affiliated insurgents, just left. But the insurgents certainly have not.
The Iraqi government, increasingly dominated by Shiite powers, is leery about hiring the fighters as security forces. And even if Mahmoud were able to land such a job, some of his fellow Sunnis are so distrustful of the new government that they would label him a traitor.
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My Comment: It is not the first time that America has abandoned allies .... and it will probably not be the last. As for the Iraqi government .... shame on them for not putting the effort into protecting these men who were instrumental in beating down Al Qaeda. But sectarian politics now rules Iraq, and with a Shiite government in place, they have no interest to support and/or protect former Sunni fighters.
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