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2008-04-11 Iraq

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Posted by Fred 2008-04-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Mahdi Army

#1 "But he is committing a big mistake because the Sadr movement enjoys the support of a large portion of the Iraqi public."

Too bad that supportive public is unavailable for comment.

Posted by gorb 2008-04-11 02:36|| 2008-04-11 02:36|| Front Page Top

#2 But the recent government crackdown on the Mahdi Army has provoked fierce retaliation, underscoring the fragility of the security gains.

revisionist lie - the Mahdis forced the crackdown.

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-04-11 07:21|| 2008-04-11 07:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Amer Taheri had an interesting and different take on the whole Mehdi campaign in his NY Post column the other day. Basic premise was it was an essential pre-emptive strike against an impending Iranian/Special Groups offensive. Don't know if he was right, but it made a lot of sense, and I also can't say it was wrong.

Posted by Menhadden Snogum6713 2008-04-11 08:45|| 2008-04-11 08:45|| Front Page Top

#4 the political dynamic of the moderate shia reconciling with Sunni around an anti-sadr agenda is one of the more hopeful things happening in Iraq.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-04-11 09:22|| 2008-04-11 09:22|| Front Page Top

#5 Riyad al-Nuri gunned down by unknown assailants .
Thats one cool way to isolate 'Sadrists'

They should employ same tactics against Spud Tata

Posted by Spash Lumumba2608 2008-04-11 09:27|| 2008-04-11 09:27|| Front Page Top

#6 In a sense, the Iraq conflict is the reverse of the NCAA division I Basketball championship.

First we played the championship game US versus Saddam. Then it was US vs Al Q while Shia vs Sunni factions played in the semifinals. Now it is shia vs shia in the quarterfinals.

Posted by mhw 2008-04-11 10:56|| 2008-04-11 10:56|| Front Page Top

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