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The cease fire is over. Moqtada al-Sadr has gone from insurgent to government minister to insurgent again.
Whatever you think about al-Sadr, he has been calling for a solution based on diplomatic talks instead of fighting in the streets. Not Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Al-Maliki has been saying that he’s going to fight against al-Sadr “until the end”.
So guess whose side the United States has taken? Al-Maliki’s, of course. He’s the American puppet, after all.
The United States military has joined the Iraqi civil war between Al-Maliki’s militias and Al-Sadr’s militias. The US military is now hurling bombs into Iraqi cities, hoping to kill Iraqis aligned with Al-Sadr.
How is that going to help make Iraq more stable?
The fact that the U.S. military is taking the side of Al-Maliki in this civil war may end up helping Al-Sadr more than Al-Maliki. After all, three-quarters of Iraqis want the American military occupation to end, and want American soldiers out of Iraq. Making it clear that Al-Sadr is the top anti-American fighter may make him stronger, not weaker. Tens of thousands of Iraqi protesters took to the streets this week against Al-Maliki, not against Al-Sadr.
George W. Bush’s strategy in Iraq is as smooth as ever, which is to say, as rough as a mule ride into the Grand Canyon at night in a snowstorm with a saddle made of sandpaper.
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March 28th, 2008 at 10:25 am
The last time I checked, Malaki was in power through elections. Moqtada is a holy man and also Iran’s puppet, so I suppose you could say he is in power through Allah. Iran was Saddam’s bane and now it’s Bush’s.
When you say “Iraqis” you mean Shias–this is a Shia vs. Shia squabble. The current military action is being carried out by Iraqi forces and is viewed as a test exercise to see if the Iraqi army is ready to stand on its own without U.S. presence.
In case you don’t remember, Iraq and Iran have had a ten-year-war in the recent past that was mostly indecisive.
March 28th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Iroquois, did you follow the link? The article clearly states that American ground forces are taking up positions in the front now, with Al-Maliki’s soldiers holding back. To say that “the current military action is being carried out by Iraqi forces” just isn’t accurate.
First paragraph: “Iraqi army and police units appeared to be largely holding to the outskirts of the Sadr City fighting, as American troops took the lead.”
If this is a test, the “Iraqi army and police units” fail.
March 28th, 2008 at 11:18 am
The offensive in the south is with Iraqi ground troops–the U.S. seems to be providing air cover. If you study WWII battles, you will understand how important air cover is to a ground force. The situation as described in Sadr City seems to be another case of the U.S. having special equipment. Sadr City has already been ringed with walls, constructed by the U.S. mainly at night. Shades of Warsaw?
If this is a failed test, next stop is ba ba ba ba bomb Iran.
Is the pope catholic? What do YOU think I did with the link?
March 29th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
The genius Al Gore
http://www.gargaro.com/algore.html