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2006-08-08 Iraq

Maliki Critical of US/Iraqi Ops in Sadr City

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Posted by Bobby 2006-08-08 07:39|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The US will regret that they let Mookie slip out of Najaf unharmed. Another effort by our brave troops wasted. Bring in Gen. Honore!

Posted by doc 2006-08-08 08:28|| 2006-08-08 08:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Must have been some very astute "diplomatic" reason for permitting al-Sadr and his Mahdi cutthroats to continue stealing oxygen.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-08-08 08:39|| 2006-08-08 08:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Heh, His name has Fart in it. Heh.

Posted by Beavis 2006-08-08 08:43|| 2006-08-08 08:43|| Front Page Top

#4 In a statement read at all Mahdi Army offices, al-Sadr urged his militiamen to be "calm and patient, and avoid being drawn into civil war," said the cleric's aide, Mohammed al-Fartousi.

Boy, if that's not rich, I don't know what is. Tater's now pacifying his goons from trying to start a civil war? The ultimate example of projection, methinks...PTUI!

Posted by BA 2006-08-08 09:42|| 2006-08-08 09:42|| Front Page Top

#5 What is this fu*kers game ? He goes to DC and demands help after he falls on his ass. Now he chastises that too much force is being used. He wants US military to go in and hold hands ? Time to dump this asshole and basically abandon this hole. Send all US troops to guard oilfields and pipelines. Pump the oil. Anyone gets within 1 mile, waste them.

Posted by SOP35/Rat 2006-08-08 11:34|| 2006-08-08 11:34|| Front Page Top

#6 Sorry, Steve. I always put the linky thingee in, don't I????

I think it has been updated to this:

http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=105&sid=577832

Which has some of the same quotes, but a slightly different spin.

Apologies.

Posted by Bobby 2006-08-08 12:19|| 2006-08-08 12:19|| Front Page Top

#7 here's another similar...al-Guardian

Posted by RD 2006-08-08 13:29|| 2006-08-08 13:29|| Front Page Top

#8 The Mahdi Army has murdered thousands of Sunnis and cleansed much of north Baghdad of the majority Muslim sect. Should this continue because the PM has political relations with the al-Sadrites?

Posted by Snease Shaiting3550 2006-08-08 13:35|| 2006-08-08 13:35|| Front Page Top

#9 Most discouraging. How the hell do we hold in and create a realistic government when there are armed militias that have the defacto backing of the prime minister? It is no wonder that the military is itching to have a coup. So do the Iranian puppet strings go to Maliki then Sadr or the other way around?

Posted by remoteman 2006-08-08 15:23|| 2006-08-08 15:23|| Front Page Top

#10 I don't see it as discouraging, per se.

Maliki has to play to his audience, Tater to his. There was already a coup attempt last month - Maliki is walking a fine line.

The good news is that the two military groups agree. That says something.

They get to have their own Teddy Kennedys and Pelosis and even Kerrys, and all of 'em get to shoot their mouths off. Chill, dude.

Posted by Bobby 2006-08-08 16:52|| 2006-08-08 16:52|| Front Page Top

#11 Weird, but I like it Bobby.

Posted by 6 2006-08-08 21:09|| 2006-08-08 21:09|| Front Page Top

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