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Tater Demands Iraq Reinstate Fired Security Forces
Radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is demanding the Iraqi government reinstate all security forces fired for abandoning their duty in recent fighting.
| That's make sense. Not a lot of sense, but sense. Of a sort... |
The powerful cleric said Monday the forces were obeying their religious leaders and should be honored for their devotion.
| In that case, shouldn't their religious leaders be signing their paychecks? |
Iraqi officials dismissed 1,300 soldiers and policemen Sunday for refusing to fight against Shi'ite militias in Basra and other Shi'ite strongholds. Authorities have admitted some of the soldiers and police handed over their weapons and equipment to the militias, including al-Sadr's Mahdi Army.
| So what, precisely, would be their worth as soldiers and policemen? |
Posted by: Fred 2008-04-15 |
