An interesting choice of words.
Iraqis take control of once bloody Anbar province.
Nevertheless, the Shiite-led national government never fully embraced the Sunni turncoats, fearing they might turn their guns on Shiites some day. The government has moved in recent weeks to crack down on such groups, who drew their members from the ranks of former insurgents and veterans of Saddam Hussein's security services.
Isn't "turncoats" a pejorative? Guess Mr. Robert H. Reid doesn't think much for the Iaqis who stood up to stop the extremists' violence and turn the war in a positive direction. He sounds just a little bit bitter.