Sons of Iraq

URGENT! We're Running Out of time to Save Lives and Stop Gun Violence in Chicago

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Key point: Rigorous studies showed that young adult employment in the summer reduced violence and crime by the youth participants.

Key Points: 
  • Key point: Rigorous studies showed that young adult employment in the summer reduced violence and crime by the youth participants.
  • Violence by summer youth employment participants was reduced for the following year or longer.
  • Congress has a chance to stop violence among youth and young adults.
  • The reduction and stopping of violence will not happen overnight, but over three years, violence will be significantly reduced.

US Withdrawal from Syria Was Not Unplanned

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Friday, December 21, 2018

Security Studies Group ( SSG ) was asked in early 2018 to draft a plan for US withdrawal, with a focus on working with allies in the region and some tribes in Syria.

Key Points: 
  • Security Studies Group ( SSG ) was asked in early 2018 to draft a plan for US withdrawal, with a focus on working with allies in the region and some tribes in Syria.
  • The concept was to work with Sunni tribes similarly to the Anbar Awakening in Iraq during the period known as The Surge.
  • We did this following the President's withdrawal announcement, which made revealing vulnerabilities of US forces and potential negotiations with allies no longer a concern.
  • This would include Turkey providing security assistance in Northern Syria and re-opening their border for trade with the resource rich areas in that region.