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2004-06-03 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by .com 2004-06-03 3:04:13 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Anyone seen Sadr lately? He sorta sank beneath our wisdom like a stone. Back in Iran ...?

Posted by doc 2004-06-03 9:51:18 AM|| 2004-06-03 9:51:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 the WaPos other, generally negative article on the Shiites (it said basically, we may be beating the Al Mahdi army, but the poor Shiites are still unhappy) included, though it buried, this interesting factoid - almost 1500 Al mahdi fighters have been killed in the last two months.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-06-03 9:58:41 AM|| 2004-06-03 9:58:41 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 The operation against Al-Sadr has been brilliant. Almost daily there are reports of a few more tater-tots gone toes up, with no US casualties. It is almost inconcievable that continuing our low-intenstity, pick-a-few-off-every-day campaign will result in the Shia majority getting upset. And it is sending the right message to any other potential rabble-rousers.

Posted by Sludj 2004-06-03 1:09:22 PM|| 2004-06-03 1:09:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Love this line: The fighting threatens chances of the two-month-old Shiite rebellion

Pardon me, but WHAT Shiite rebellion? Since when does Sadr and his tiny group of idiots represent 15 million Shiites? And if they're all rebelling, how come they're not, like, rebelling. You know, with guns and all??

Typical partisan media BS

Posted by RMcLeod 2004-06-03 3:47:23 PM|| 2004-06-03 3:47:23 PM|| Front Page Top

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