http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/2007/06/22/2007-06-22_pentagons_new_pals_in_iraq_are_the_old_e.htmlPentagon's new pals in Iraq are the old enemies
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WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates yesterday endorsed teaming up with former insurgents to ease the strain on U.S. troops battling fierce resistance in their surge to take back Baghdad. snip
Thick smoke rose over the heavily fortified Green Zone of Baghdad, as nine rocket and mortar rounds hit the area. No casualties were reported in the latest of near-daily attacks on the zone. snip
At the Pentagon, Gates strongly backed the military's controversial efforts to work with former Iraqi insurgents, even those who may have fought against U.S. troops.
"If we refuse to work with or ally with everybody who's been on the other side of the fence, then the prospects for making any progress in Iraq are pretty slim," Gates said.