Sheiks

These leaders, called Sheiks you'll be pleased to learn, were already under pressure from

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Furthermore, Doyle focuses on the "soft power" applied in negotiations between American forces and Sunni Sheiks in forming an alliance to kick al Qaeda out of Iraq.

Ryan McDermott: America's Soft Power Secret Weapon in the Iraq War Was a Young Army Captain Named Travis Patriquin Ryan McDermott 2011

By showing respect to Iraqi customs, along with drinking numerous cups of tea and smoking cigarettes, Patriquin built respect among the Sheiks in Ramadi, and in the process, helped turn around what was a rapidly deteriorating situation in Iraq.

Ryan McDermott: America's Soft Power Secret Weapon in the Iraq War Was a Young Army Captain Named Travis Patriquin Ryan McDermott 2011

Furthermore, Doyle focuses on the "soft power" applied in negotiations between American forces and Sunni Sheiks in forming an alliance to kick al Qaeda out of Iraq.

Ryan McDermott: America's Soft Power Secret Weapon in the Iraq War Was a Young Army Captain Named Travis Patriquin Ryan McDermott 2011

By showing respect to Iraqi customs, along with drinking numerous cups of tea and smoking cigarettes, Patriquin built respect among the Sheiks in Ramadi, and in the process, helped turn around what was a rapidly deteriorating situation in Iraq.

Ryan McDermott: America's Soft Power Secret Weapon in the Iraq War Was a Young Army Captain Named Travis Patriquin Ryan McDermott 2011

Furthermore, Doyle focuses on the "soft power" applied in negotiations between American forces and Sunni Sheiks in forming an alliance to kick al Qaeda out of Iraq.

Ryan McDermott: America's Soft Power Secret Weapon in the Iraq War Was a Young Army Captain Named Travis Patriquin Ryan McDermott 2011

There are Arab oil Sheiks who do awful things with their money, he says.

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By showing respect to Iraqi customs, along with drinking numerous cups of tea and smoking cigarettes, Patriquin built respect among the Sheiks in Ramadi, and in the process, helped turn around what was a rapidly deteriorating situation in Iraq.

Ryan McDermott: America's Soft Power Secret Weapon in the Iraq War Was a Young Army Captain Named Travis Patriquin Ryan McDermott 2011

Furthermore, Doyle focuses on the "soft power" applied in negotiations between American forces and Sunni Sheiks in forming an alliance to kick al Qaeda out of Iraq.

Ryan McDermott: America's Soft Power Secret Weapon in the Iraq War Was a Young Army Captain Named Travis Patriquin Ryan McDermott 2011

By showing respect to Iraqi customs, along with drinking numerous cups of tea and smoking cigarettes, Patriquin built respect among the Sheiks in Ramadi, and in the process, helped turn around what was a rapidly deteriorating situation in Iraq.

Ryan McDermott: America's Soft Power Secret Weapon in the Iraq War Was a Young Army Captain Named Travis Patriquin Ryan McDermott 2011