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2006-11-24 Iraq

~~Tater~~ Sadr threatens to exit coalition if Bush, Al-Maliki meet

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Posted by Frank G 2006-11-24 19:06|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 al-Sadr and his Tots need to be stomped so hard they'll have to tunnel up to get into Hell. These idiots are one of the main reasons there's no more security than there is in Iraq. Sadr is on the Iranian payroll. I'm sure several other groups are, including the ones that blew up a huge chunk of Basra yesterday. It's time to show the Iraqi "militias" just how hard our Marines and Army can stomp. I'd suggest using the Air Force to take out the "infrastructure" - or in this case, any structure - in Sadr City, then let the Army and Marines go in to ensure there are no survivors over the age of six.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-11-24 19:50|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-11-24 19:50|| Front Page Top

#2 This is one of those rare occasions where I have to agree with other Rantburgers where it comes to taking the gloves off.

Sadr City and Sadr's Mahdi Army needs to be taken down hard. Rubble the buildings - all of them in the entire neighborhood, kill anything carrying a gun, rubble the rubble, bulldoze the rubble smooth, then salt the remains.

This shit is getting out of hand and we need to do something seriously nasty to put an end to it and make these fools understand just exactly who it is that's in charge over there. If the generals commanding are too gutless to do it, dismiss them and promote from the angry ranks. I know our President is too gutless to order it, but there's always hope.

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2006-11-24 20:12|| www.fire-on-the-suns.com]">[www.fire-on-the-suns.com] 2006-11-24 20:12|| Front Page Top

#3 I totally agree. Unless tater and his city aren't completely crushed, this will be a very long fight eventually leading to a lot of needless American deaths and probably an eventual puss out from the American politicians.

Posted by Mike N. 2006-11-24 21:00|| 2006-11-24 21:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Sadr City has been a need of massive urban renewal and reconstruction for decades.

May I humbly suggested a sustained period of urban renewal be carried out by the US Air Force, in particular the "reconstructive"-generating aspects of B-2s and B-52s.

Posted by Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-11-24 21:35|| http://www.michaelcalderonscall.com]">[http://www.michaelcalderonscall.com] 2006-11-24 21:35|| Front Page Top

#5 *humbly suggest*

And the poundng of Sadr City to rubble will have the secondary benefit of sending Tatar's Tots and his bad boyz to hell.

Posted by Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-11-24 21:36|| http://www.michaelcalderonscall.com]">[http://www.michaelcalderonscall.com] 2006-11-24 21:36|| Front Page Top

#6 As my father always told me "you reap what you soe". Sadr needs to see that

Posted by plainslow 2006-11-24 21:53|| 2006-11-24 21:53|| Front Page Top

#7 Sadr City (transliterated: Madînat as-Sadr) is a vast low-income neighbourhood in northeastern Baghdad, home to some two million mainly Shi'a Muslims. It is the seat of power of Muqtada al-Sadr, its de facto ruler [citation needed] and grandson of its namesake, Ayatollah Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr.

Mr Sadr used Friday prayers in the main mosque in Kufa, his headquarters in the Shia heartland south of Baghdad, to focus on Sunni leaders.

Moqtada Sadr's not in town, folks. I say bomb the crap out of both places just to be sure. Maliki drew his line in the sand by demanding the release of death squad leader, Ismail al-Lami. Time for Maliki to pick a side and stay with it. Otherwise, we need to off him, Sadr and all the other militia leaders.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-11-24 22:06|| 2006-11-24 22:06|| Front Page Top

#8 Got him over a barrel! Put one of them MOABs up his a$$ and see how he likes doing the dying for a change! Anybody who lives next to this guy and serves as a inhuman shield deserves to die with him.

Posted by gorb 2006-11-24 22:07|| 2006-11-24 22:07|| Front Page Top

#9 Am I the only one that thinks its stupid obvious this is nothing but Iranian planned tactics?

Is this or is this not the exact I mean to the tea same senerio the Hezbollah is running on the Lebanese government? Kill kill kill until counter action (democratic style) is taken then they jump up and down and disrupt the government while threating to go violent (which they already did just on a limited scale). Hell you would almost think maybe our enemies have actually studied our ways and how to work within them to counter US.

Posted by C-Low 2006-11-24 22:57|| 2006-11-24 22:57|| Front Page Top

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