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The fierce anti-American leader of the quasi- national Iraqi Shiite military force, Muqtada Al-Sadr has threatened not to renew a cease fire agreement set to expire Saturday.
The extremely aggressive Mahdi Army has the potential to send Baghdad back into complete disarray. Al-Sadr has the power to mobilize and inspire throngs of islamofascists/freedom fighters to wreak havoc on the progress the US surge has made.
I am not a supporter of this war - American lives lost in Iraq: 3,965 U.S. lives lost on 9/11: <3,000 - but I am finding it increasingly difficult to believe we're going to be able to leave Iraq anytime soon.
How did a radical, young, disenfranchised muslim cleric gain so much power so fast? What happened to the good old days of American foreign policy? Back then US covert Op's would've identified Al-Sadr as a prime candidate to consolidate power in the country and propped him up as the new Prime Minister. We've supported worse.
Who knows what this guy is thinking? All we know is that he has the power, he controls the fate of Iraq. Not us, not by a long shot.
Iraq on the Brink, Again.
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Posted By: R. D. Briceland Posted on: Feb. 21, 2008 at 8:59 AM  11 Comments
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Feb. 21, 2008 at 11:07:26 AM
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| Jeff, don't forget the bribes/ blood money paid to insurgents to patrol their own areas. Dubya, the great appeaser |
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Feb. 21, 2008 at 12:05:32 PM
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| Muqtada Al-Sadr as the .Prime Minister. Now there is an interesting idea. Have the Kurds and Sunnis weighed in on it yet?
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Feb. 21, 2008 at 10:22:08 PM
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| Did this whole group smoke dip s*** weed? It could be that the killing slowed because the enemy ran out of bullets. Who cares why it slowed, just be thankful it did. Now that it has, kill anyone who threatens the relative peace they have, including Al-Sadr. If he flinches wrong I say we end his REGIME. Al-Sadr as PM. Jesus. Before you try to fix Iraq, perhaps your homeland could use a little help. I hear Mexico is at peace, now's your chance to do something about that place. |
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Feb. 22, 2008 at 07:18:04 AM
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[This is a reply to comment by Average American on Feb. 21, 2008 at 10:22:08 PM]
Average American
Feb. 21, 2008 at 10:22:08 PM Did this whole group smoke dip s*** weed? It could be that the killing slowed because the enemy ran out of bullets. Who cares why it slowed, just be thankful it did. Now that it has, kill anyone who threatens the relative peace they have, including... View this Comment Before you try to fix Iraq, perhaps your homeland could use a little help. Too bad EVIL 'christian' hypocrites like YOU did take this approach instead of diverting resources from the search for the guy who is actually responsible for attacking America on 9/11. Instead of going after war profiteering in Oilraq... |
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6 Years and 164 Days since Osama attacked America and he is still free...
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Feb. 22, 2008 at 08:13:06 AM
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[This is a reply to comment by adam on Feb. 22, 2008 at 07:18:04 AM]
adam
Feb. 22, 2008 at 07:18:04 AM Before you try to fix Iraq, perhaps your homeland could use a little help. Too bad EVIL 'christian' hypocrites like YOU did take this approach instead of diverting resources from the search for the guy who is actually responsible for attacking... View this Comment Who cares why the killing slowed!?!?!?! Excuse me Gen. America but isn't that kind of an essential aspect to winning a war!?!? Of course we should try to take out Al-Sadr, keyword: try. US Covert Ops wasn't able to do a damn thing before they finally got that guy in Pakistan, how do you expect them to end the regime of the most powerful man in Iraq. Have the Kurds or Sunnis weighed in on anything yet? Who cares what they think, we're the ones protecting them from obliteration if/when an all-out Civil War blows up. Dick Cheney had the foresight to analyze exactly what Iraq would like if we invaded back in 1994. Apparently the dollar signs he was being beaten over the head with by former colleagues at Haliburton led to him devising a plan of no negotiation with regional powers, no stabilizing force on the ground and no chance of going down in history as a great military strategist. He's made a lot of people rich though, so his funeral should be nice. |
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Feb. 22, 2008 at 08:19:54 AM
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| AA, What the hell! I would have thought that you would have been a little more analytical about the reason for the decrease in violence. Let me see, someone had to negotiate a cease fire with Al-Sadr...that would result in fewer deaths! The real issue in Iraq is never going to be addressed until you can get everyone together and hammer out a plan. It is going to be difficult as they are years of history that need to be quelled and a basis of understanding developed. Religion always plays a set of difficult cards when it comes to negotiations. I will not deny that. The problem over there is that we are still fighting a war that is not conventional and has dynamics that places like West Point can not even imagine. Unfortunately, we are going to be there for a very long time and realistically, will never see the victory that is desired by some. |
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Mar. 25, 2008 at 09:06:49 AM
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[This is a reply to comment by Free Thinker on Feb. 22, 2008 at 08:19:54 AM]
Free Thinker
Feb. 22, 2008 at 08:19:54 AM AA, What the hell! I would have thought that you would have been a little more analytical about the reason for the decrease in violence. Let me see, someone had to negotiate a cease fire with Al-Sadr...that would result in fewer deaths! ... View this Comment Sadr is pulling out of the cease-fire deal he re-upped last month. If this escalates the "surge" it will be put to the ultimate test. Al-Sadr is increasingly becoming the most powerful man in Iraq, Gen. Petraeus better get going. Here's a link to read more: [link:www.nola.com] |
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Mar. 25, 2008 at 11:42:57 AM
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[This is a reply to comment by R. D. Briceland on Mar. 25, 2008 at 09:06:49 AM]
R. D. Briceland
Mar. 25, 2008 at 09:06:49 AM Sadr is pulling out of the cease-fire deal he re-upped last month. If this escalates the "surge" it will be put to the ultimate test. Al-Sadr is increasingly becoming the most powerful man in Iraq, Gen. Petraeus better get going. Here's a link to read... View this Comment Yep, Bush should have listened to his commanders in the field; like Gen. Ricardo, Shensecki, Petreaus, et al, when they said that there is no military solution in Iraq. They need a diplomatic resolution. |
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Mar. 25, 2008 at 02:13:50 PM
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| I keep reading on all the boards I look at about how we should do this and that for Iraq. How we should WIN this occupation (that everyone calls a war). More US soldiers? Less Soldiers? Should we leave or stay? What will happen to Iraq if we leave? The real question is what has been done to Iraq as a result of our being there. However, (and this is a really big however), I never read anything about what do the Iraqis think should be done to, for and with THEIR country. So, here's a novel idea. Why doesn't someone ask the citizens of Iraq what should be done with their country? |
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But, But, but, bu, b
the surge worked. No ?
Is it possible that the decline in US casualties was the result of al-Sadr's ceasefire and not the genius of Gen. Petreaus ?
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