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2008-04-24 Iraq

Al-Sadr Shift: Doom and Gloom Ahead for US Forces

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Posted by Sherry 2008-04-24 16:39|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 "Muqtada al-Sadr is considering setting aside his political ambitions and restarting a full-scale fight against U.S.-led forces"

YAY!

Posted by crosspatch 2008-04-24 16:49|| 2008-04-24 16:49|| Front Page Top

#2 "al-Sadr would have a freer hand to carve out a kind of parallel state with its own militia and social services along the lines of Hezbollah in Lebanon, a Shiite group founded with Iran's help in the 1980s."

Since the rest of the article seems to hang on that concept, I will focus my response here. Sadr already tried this. And unlike the Lebanese Army's reluctance to occupy the area South of the Litani River and Shhite areas of South Beiruit, the Iraqi Army went full scale into A: Basra, the Shiite holy cities between Baghdad and Basra and the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City in Baghdad.

If one is going to compare Sadr's Madhi Army to Hezbollah, then Sadr has already lost because the Iraq Army has already done what the Lebanese Army so far has refused to do.

This article's thesis was valid 6 months ago but has basically been overcome by recent events. There is nothing that Sadr can do unilaterally that would result in a Hezbollah-like situation unless the Iraqi Army pulls all the way back to Baghdad, which seems practically impossible at this point.

Posted by crosspatch 2008-04-24 16:57|| 2008-04-24 16:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Uh Oh. We're all doomed now.

Posted by DK70 the Scantily Clad7177 2008-04-24 17:38|| 2008-04-24 17:38|| Front Page Top

#4 Can we get the people laughing graphic up here. The guys who wrote this are idiots, at least based on everything I've been reading. Sadr is getting his ass kicked all over the place. I serioulsy doubt he or his "army" are pulling punches. It is just that they are no longer in the same weight class as the IA, especially with the US behind them. No, this is a death sentence for the tater-tots. Typical Arab bluster when the sand is dissapearing beneath their feet.

Posted by remoteman 2008-04-24 17:39|| 2008-04-24 17:39|| Front Page Top

#5 The failure to crush Hezbollah allows the illusion to persist that it is a successful model for emulation by other crazies elsewhere.

Posted by Party of Dog 2008-04-24 17:43|| 2008-04-24 17:43|| Front Page Top

#6 "5,000 thought to be highly trained commandos"
LOL! So, he knows how to do the following:
Follow the dictates of muhamedism,
Scream "death to the USA",
Know how to please a handsome goat.
Spray-fire an AK-47, and possibly
Push a button on his vest.

Please, PUH-LEASE!

Posted by Brett 2008-04-24 18:01|| 2008-04-24 18:01|| Front Page Top

#7 Mookie took on God and .... um.... Lost.

Posted by newc">newc 2008-04-24 18:15|| 2008-04-24 18:15|| Front Page Top

#8 Could someone forward this link to Mookie in Qom:

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-04-24 18:22|| 2008-04-24 18:22|| Front Page Top

#9 The standard MSM line is the guys we back are always inept, unmotivated, cowardly, and corrupt.

Ever occur to anyone that the Iranians may have the same trouble with Mookie? Look at that face! It's got prima dona written all over it.

Posted by Chuckles Angomogum8802 2008-04-24 21:35|| 2008-04-24 21:35|| Front Page Top

#10 Article written by HAMZA HENDAWI and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writers (these two guys seemingly have their own picture of all that has happened the last few weeks. Must have had fun sitting down, writing this one.

"Associated Press" Hires Hard Core Ideologues who Hate America. .. and Israel and the West for that matter.

Posted by RD">RD 2008-04-24 21:56|| 2008-04-24 21:56|| Front Page Top

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