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Iraq
Sadr assures Iran of his support
2006-01-22
Firebrand Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has assured Iran that his Shi'ite Muslim militiamen will support the Islamic Republic if it comes under attack, the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday. "If neighbouring Islamic countries, including Iran, should come under attack, then the Mehdi Army will support them," Sadr said on a visit to Tehran.

In Iran, Sadr has met Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, and Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki.
I know we had reasons why we didn't whack this boy way back when, and I'm trying to remember what they were.
Posted by:Dan Darling

#14  22 short up an close and personal. Fry what is left of his brains. The average on the street Iraqi doesn't care much for Iran. They will not miss tater or his tots.
Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom   2006-01-22 18:12  

#13  al-Sadr coming to power? nice BDS on you, SMN. Sadr's a minor-league thug riding poppa's rep and obviously saving money on dental plans.
Posted by: Frank G   2006-01-22 17:34  

#12  What goes around, comes around! The next administration will blame the Bush administration for al-Sadr coming to power, just as "W" did; in allowing Binny to escape the US during the Clinton administration. How ironic!
Posted by: smn   2006-01-22 16:27  

#11  Anybody hear what Sistani thinks of this? My recollection is that many Iranian Shia support his non-theocratic approach compared to that of the mullahs, and come to pay him respect.
Posted by: KBK   2006-01-22 14:54  

#10  
Posted by: RD   2006-01-22 13:47  

#9  File this one under 'Career Limiting Move'...
Posted by: Raj   2006-01-22 13:24  

#8  It will be interesting to see what the sovereign Iraqi government makes of a private citizen conducting foreign policy. Perhaps a show trial? Popcorn?
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-01-22 13:12  

#7  Hmmm, not often you see rats jumping *onto* a sinking ship.
Posted by: SteveS   2006-01-22 13:07  

#6  Once the sanctions route proves ineffective, Tater will meet his "untimely" demise.
Posted by: Captain America   2006-01-22 12:56  

#5  Sadr is aiming his sites at the Howard Dean role in the new Iraq.
Posted by: doc   2006-01-22 12:50  

#4  A lot of nationalistic Shiites are going to get very slitty-eyed when hearing this from Tater. Fighting against the Americans may be one thing, but fighting for Iran is something else entirely.

Hopefully he has just signed his own death warrant.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2006-01-22 12:15  

#3  Thx Tater! This points up a few needed secondary Opns to run parallel with, or just prior to, a decap...
Posted by: .com   2006-01-22 12:12  

#2  To me this is the big question with regard to Iran. We cannot afford for Southern Iraq to erupt if we have to bomb Iranian nuke sites. It is not clear to me what would happen but Tater is at least telling us his intentions.
Posted by: JAB   2006-01-22 12:10  

#1  Arrrrrgh!

Why is this ass-clown still breathing?
Posted by: RJB in JC MO   2006-01-22 11:50  

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