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2004-06-14 Iraq-Jordan

Tater's latest twist: wants to start party - become politician

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Posted by .com 2004-06-14 05:11|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The USMC would like to party with Tater, too.

Posted by Spot 2004-06-14 9:22:10 AM|| 2004-06-14 9:22:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Uhh, yeah. Sure. Sadr the politician. The guy STILL needs to be deep-sixed, and his "army" crushed underfoot.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-06-14 10:59:03 AM|| 2004-06-14 10:59:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 More than anything, Iraq's government needs to realize that Sadr's blithe pronouncements of how he shall join politics, convert his ~~thugs~~ army into a political party and go legit signifies only one thing;

An intentional flouting and denial of how he must first stand trial for the murder of Abdel-Majid al-Khoei in Najaf. Iraq's budding government needs to recognize what an outright short-circuit of their authority this sort of political end run represents.

One would think they are all desperately hoping that Sadr will catch a Marine's slug before this issue comes to a head. However, the damage is already being done by persistent undermining of the interim government's authority as Sadr attempts to institute ~~criminal control~~ theocratic rule.

Posted by Zenster 2004-06-14 1:54:22 PM|| 2004-06-14 1:54:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Actually, Spot, it is the 1st Armored Division that is running the tater-mashing operations in Najaf/Kufa, not the Marines.

As the Iraqis take control, we will see more effective (i.e. arab brutality) insurgent-control methods by the Iraqi government. I LIKE the idea of deploying the Peshmerga to Fallujah as they would be very motivated and know the ground.

Posted by Brett_the_Quarkian 2004-06-14 1:58:19 PM|| 2004-06-14 1:58:19 PM|| Front Page Top

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