Reader comments: Iraqis take control of Anbar

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KoreaVet | 6:50 a.m. Sept. 2, 2008
Just out of curiosity,were there any al-qaida in the province before we invaded Iraq?
key | 6:51 a.m. Sept. 2, 2008
The key was the sunnis turning against al-quida. That was the key: the locals wanted their country back and did not want the outsiders, us included.

Keep moving on this: ignore McCain who said we could stay a 100 years. Embrace Obama-Biden who said we had to get out. We have a war to fight in Afghnistan, remember?

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U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. John Kelly, left, and Anbar province Gov. Mamoon Sami Rashid sign documents during a ceremony in the provincial capital of Ramadi, Iraq, on Monday. The ceremony marked the handover of the 11th of Iraq's 18 provinces. (Wathiq Khuzaie, Getty Images)
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U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. John Kelly, left, and Anbar province Gov. Mamoon Sami Rashid sign documents during a ceremony in the provincial capital of Ramadi, Iraq, on Monday. The ceremony marked the handover of the 11th of Iraq's 18 provinces.