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2008-03-28 Iraq

Analysis: Al-Sadr in trouble, Iraq headed for meltdown

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Posted by Fred 2008-03-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Mahdi Army

#1 Ware? People are still listening to that agenda driven, generally wrong jack-hole?

Posted by OldSpook 2008-03-28 00:56|| 2008-03-28 00:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Ware got the first part right. Taking out Sadr, Medhi army and Iranian agents are milestone points in Bush's Iraq Pert chart.

Posted by ed 2008-03-28 02:01|| 2008-03-28 02:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Typical MSM deceptive crap. Blurs Shia on Shia violence with the Sunni insurgency and pretends it's all of a whole, which it aint.

The current Shia on Shia violence is about who controls the revenue streams. It will be over quickly (a couple of weeks) and the government will win, although with residual Iranian meddling (terrorism). For the simple reason the government will make the cost of controlling the revenue streams (particularly oil distribution)too high and those involved will either get out all together or gravitate to 'traditional' criminal revenue sources - drugs robbery, etc.

Posted by Phil_B 2008-03-28 02:13|| 2008-03-28 02:13|| Front Page Top

#4 We all know al Sadr is going to get a bunch of his followers killed and then at the last instance jump up and say he's joining the peace process.

Then he's going to talk about how important and powerful he is until he's replentished his supply of suckers, and then it's Into the Breech again, shooting up civvies until the army (Iraqi or American) comes out and kills them again...

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2008-03-28 09:39|| 2008-03-28 09:39|| Front Page Top

#5 It seems odd that apparently the Iran backed SIIC is supporting (even participating in) the crackdown on the Iran backed Sadr organization.

Maybe this is at least partly a proxy fight between two elements of the Mullocracy across the River.

Posted by mhw 2008-03-28 12:14|| 2008-03-28 12:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Al-Sadr should be in the same kind of trouble that Saddam was in. Suppose the guy is hung as a traitor. Could the aftermath be any worse than his troublesome constant pot-boiling? He should be told the hangman awaits if he doesn't stop fomenting trouble against the State of Iraq.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-03-28 12:28|| 2008-03-28 12:28|| Front Page Top

#7 Where is Peter Arnett?

Posted by doc 2008-03-28 15:00|| 2008-03-28 15:00|| Front Page Top

#8 Beats me why Al-sadr is still alive. Is he being used to guide targets into the shooting range?

Posted by flash91 2008-03-28 19:16|| 2008-03-28 19:16|| Front Page Top

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