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2007-05-16 Iraq

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2007-05-16 12:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 But serious divisions within the Mahdi Army could unleash a bloody power struggle among its tens of thousands of followers.

Our goal accomplished, of teasing out the relative moderates from the criminals and Iran's pawns. Plus the possibility of red on red. Well done! for our side. :-D

Posted by trailing wife 2007-05-16 13:28|| 2007-05-16 13:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Let's see tater whipped, mashed and then fried...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2007-05-16 13:56|| 2007-05-16 13:56|| Front Page Top

#3 A very good sign. If you can cleanly split the Iraqi nationalists from the Shiites working for Iran, it will put a serious crimp in illegal activities.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-05-16 14:41|| 2007-05-16 14:41|| Front Page Top

#4 They need to be aware that some of their informers will be simply trying to get us to take out their competition.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-05-16 14:49|| 2007-05-16 14:49|| Front Page Top

#5 So what if some of the informers are using us to killing enemies/competitors? They rat out each other to us and we kill them : where is the downside? This is just like when two street gangs snitch on each other to the cops : a win-win for us, since no matter which one we kill, the bad guys are dead.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2007-05-16 16:15|| 2007-05-16 16:15|| Front Page Top

#6 Also if the local mafias/street gangs are the only Shiite troublemakers left standing, it will be much better for the average Abdulah on the streets of Baghdad : by definition, mobsters do NOT do suicide bombings - they are following orders of the local boss, not Allah. So no 72 virgins for them if they go BOOM in the local market place. Plus, the whole mentality of a mobster goes against the "Die for Allah!" crowd : mobsters want to run the local "Booze, Broads, and Blow" markets for fun and profit; they do NOT wanted to die in a big explosion. Hard to enjoy the air-conditioned Mercedes sedan when you are splattered across the landscape.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2007-05-16 16:25|| 2007-05-16 16:25|| Front Page Top

#7 Also if the local mafias/street gangs are the only Shiite troublemakers left standing, it will be much better for the average Abdulah on the streets of Baghdad : by definition, mobsters do NOT do suicide bombings - they are following orders of the local boss, not Allah. So no 72 virgins for them if they go BOOM in the local market place. Plus, the whole mentality of a mobster goes against the "Die for Allah!" crowd : mobsters want to run the local "Booze, Broads, and Blow" markets for fun and profit; they do NOT wanted to die in a big explosion. Hard to enjoy the air-conditioned Mercedes sedan when you are splattered across the landscape.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2007-05-16 16:30|| 2007-05-16 16:30|| Front Page Top

#8 Sorry about the double posting.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2007-05-16 16:30|| 2007-05-16 16:30|| Front Page Top

#9 BRUSSELSJOURNAL/EU > Many Euro commentators believe that one of the major reasons for internal, inter-Islamist factionalism = ideo civil war is the power struggle between those whom genuinely want to reform Islam, versus those whom do not. IOW, as so-called "GOD-BASED MARXISTS-BOLSHEVIKS-COMMIES-STALINISTS:, we are seeing LENIN vz TROTSKY, TROTSKY vz STALIN REDUX, etc.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-05-16 20:17|| 2007-05-16 20:17|| Front Page Top

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