"The service we are providing is fighting al-Qaida and militias with no mercy," he said. "They corrupted our religion; they misinterpreted our values. We are Iraqis - not Sunnis and Shiites. We don't threaten to bomb and to kill; all we wanted was our dignity and to live."

You don't even have to wait more than one paragraph for the next pitch.

They also gave a warning that the problems of American policy won't end when the last al-Qaida fighter is gone. Suleiman said the American bid to remake Iraq had failed, and warned that the United States must rebuild Anbar or suffer the consequences.

Shopping list time.

But the area has been destroyed, he said. Merchants have returned to their shops, but only a few can open in the ruins. The city is an expanse of wrecked buildings punctuated by the vehicle carcasses of car bombs. Suleiman said he'd seen none of the billions of dollars in aid that have come to Iraq.

Shakedown time.

But the solution isn't as simple as kicking out U.S. troops, he said. "If we Dulaim want to fight the Americans, they will not stay more than 10 days," he said.

... and we'll sue!

He can imagine conditions under which his tribe might turn on the Americans ... [B]efore American troops go, the U.S. must rebuild Anbar...If they leave in such an embarrassing time, we will fight them everywhere and sue them for every mistake."