James Reese

There is some discontent between factions in the camps, and the weather is brutal, people are trying to sleep in cars, and carbon monoxide poisoning is a concern. There are over 100 vehicles in snow banks crashed on the side of the road. People are trying to leave but don’t know where to go. Visibility is about 50 feet. If you aren’t ready for this environment, you will die.

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You can still do security and you can be nice. But when they start throwing stones and rolling propane bombs at you, it is not being nice anymore, we are outnumbered thousands to one. The law enforcement is outnumbered hundreds to one. It is a small law enforcement [presence] here and they are tapped out, these protesters are taking away other officers from their community. The locals are tired, their livestock is missing. This has been going on for months.

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It looks like a good old boys' network. by James Reese

It looks like a good old boys' network.

It wasn't pretty. It was very ugly. But it was ... successful, i think it's the same model you're going to see out west in Al Anbar.

I've seen them, i've seen Sunni and Shia fight together on top of... by James Reese

I've seen them, i've seen Sunni and Shia fight together on top of a roof in Tikrit.

They are very dynamic, people are drawn to them. They are American heroes. But they're all American heroes.

There's a link back to this woman, this is just another way to help them (ISIS) bring these people back and help with their propaganda.