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2006-04-21 Iraq
Jaafari’s Dawa party chooses two candidates for Iraq PM
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Posted by Steve 2006-04-21 08:57|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Tater is punching way above his weight here and getting himself a puppet who will ensure his survival. Tater needs to be mashed before or when we take on Iran.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-04-21 09:34||   2006-04-21 09:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Sadrs looking at the balance of forces.

We got 130,000 US troops, and what, 15,000 other coalition forces (who are leaving steadily) we got about what, 50,000, or so, trained up Iraqi army troops, who are kinda reliable, plus as many Iraqi police and interior ministry forces, almost none of whom would be reliable if we hit the mattresses against Sadr. As it is, we're making slow progress, if any, against the 20,000 or so sunni-baathist- AlQaeeda insurgents. Dont know how many guys Sadr salvaged from the events of 2004, but lets says hes got another 20,000 or so. Less trained then the Sunni terrs, but more widespread populat support. Oh, and we're trying, at least to some extent, to keep US troops out of the line of fire to keep casualties down, to keep the homefront on board. Which is OK, as long as there are enough Iraqi forces to contain AQ, with some US backup, and more Iraqi forces on the way. BUT, if we take on Sadr at the same time, its gonna be rough. We can win, but its gonna be rough. He cant ask for the world, but he can get concessions.
Posted by liberalhawk 2006-04-21 09:43||   2006-04-21 09:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Oh, if it's going to be rough let's not do it. What's rough today could be easy tomorrow.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-04-21 09:48||   2006-04-21 09:48|| Front Page Top

#4 I think thats the plan. If you can get someone who Sadrs just ok enough with, to not go to the mattresses, but whos still gonna gradually purge the Sadrists out of the Interior Ministry and the police, then youve won.

Im not sure its gonna be easy to thread THAT needle, though.
Posted by liberalhawk 2006-04-21 09:51||   2006-04-21 09:51|| Front Page Top

#5 theres also the possibility that the admin wants to wait till after November for an op against Sadr. I wont be so crude as to say why.
Posted by liberalhawk 2006-04-21 09:52||   2006-04-21 09:52|| Front Page Top

#6 There's nothing crude about it. It's called democracy. If Rove Bush the trunks pick up seats in November, Bush is in a very strong position. If the donks pick them up, he's not. That's the way it should work. Puts the people in control. I like that.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-04-21 09:55||   2006-04-21 09:55|| Front Page Top

#7 Adel Abdel Mahdi...

This is the guy that could have formed the government months ago - he was acceptable to everyone except the Iranian puppet minions.

Tater's puppetmasters need unrest and a settled and seated government denys them some of that.

So they obstruct and delay. And it continues.
Posted by Oldspook 2006-04-21 11:38||   2006-04-21 11:38|| Front Page Top

#8 flash - they picked Maliki.
Posted by liberalhawk 2006-04-21 13:08||   2006-04-21 13:08|| Front Page Top

#9 the internal's of tater's faction may be the next interesting play

I suppose some of Tater's staff is fed up with Tater's ego, his grossness and his sucking up to the Persians. Jaafari's defeat is a loss of face to Tater personnally. Could be a good time for a change at the top.
Posted by mhw 2006-04-21 14:25||   2006-04-21 14:25|| Front Page Top

#10 Send Tater to his 72 virgins and squash the Sadarists. Do it now not later. Every day that passes he is gaining power and respect from the "masses".
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