This is the kind of complication that the Surgification strategy fails to address:
The Shiite-led government is cracking down on U.S.-backed Sunni Arab fighters in one of Iraq’s most turbulent regions, arresting some leaders, disarming dozens of men and banning them from manning checkpoints except alongside official security forces.
The article points to some worrying signs that the United States’ myopic approach to buying cooperation may put strain on any political unity in Iraq.
