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2006-03-14 Iraq

Sadr's true colors from an interview with the Iraqi press

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-03-14 01:47|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Tater has to go. Go as in a sudden and irreversible stop to all life signs.

Posted by SPoD 2006-03-14 03:41|| http://sockpuppetofdoom.blogspot.com/]">[http://sockpuppetofdoom.blogspot.com/] 2006-03-14 03:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Agreed. The coalition never should've listened to the political cowards that forced them to stop in Najaf - or Fallujah I, for that matter. This cretin has proven everyone here (who called for his head immediately after the fall of Baghdad) absolutely right. He has been, from the very beginning, not only a murderer of senior Shiite "competition", but a destabilizing force in both Baghdad and Basra. Now? A pogrom on him and his militia forces makes far more sense than this ongoing chaos in which he's been an obvious Iranian agent provocateur.

SCIRI and UIA should be put on notice that he's forfeit, period. They should also be put on notice that we will not support them if they continue to push the sectarian agenda. Either they come to terms with the ideal of the nation-state, or we withdraw to Kurdistan... and covertly support selected Sunni Tribal leaders who get it better than they do, such as those who live in Tal Afar. That would put a knot in it, LOL. Jaafari *spit* is a loser and limp wimp unworthy of cleaning the sump pumps in the sewer system.

God I hate politics and politicians. A pox on all of them.

Posted by Hupeting Slineng3538 2006-03-14 05:24|| 2006-03-14 05:24|| Front Page Top

#3 He has been, from the very beginning, not only a murderer of senior Shiite "competition", but a destabilizing force...

Hello?! He's a holy man in the religion of peace -- all that's basic job requirements.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2006-03-14 07:29|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-03-14 07:29|| Front Page Top

#4 holy man my a**. Man of peace my a**. The only thing he deserves is to be shot full of holes and left in pieces.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2006-03-14 10:06|| 2006-03-14 10:06|| Front Page Top

#5 " Either they come to terms with the ideal of the nation-state, or we withdraw to Kurdistan... and covertly support selected Sunni Tribal leaders who get it better than they do, such as those who live in Tal Afar"

I can understand hating politics, but hating geography is another matter.

Most of our troops, supplies, IIUC, come by land up from Kuwait. You CAN'T withdraw to Kurdistan and stay in supply. (Our troops use a lot more supplies per man month than the Pesh Merga do)

You have three choices - A. you keep at least SOME major Shia group on your side B. You put down all the Shia by force (which would mean more troops than we have there now) C. You do the Murtha thing, and you withdraw to Kuwait, and leave some Spec Ops in Kurdistan.

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-03-14 10:21|| 2006-03-14 10:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Mashed taters, anyone?

Posted by Captain America 2006-03-14 10:30|| 2006-03-14 10:30|| Front Page Top

#7 liberalhawk - There will be other avenues to Kurdistan soon... What you presented is called a False Dilemma (the only choices are among those presented) because it is based upon a limited view using only here and now conditions you've selected. Well, things change... Be more imaginative and creative, LOL.

Posted by Ebbaimble Cheatch5305 2006-03-14 11:05|| 2006-03-14 11:05|| Front Page Top

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