10 Comments

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  jambon at 11:10 AM JST - 2nd April

  "Assalts" on the MSM's freedom fighters no doubt.

  Why not put this piece in the editorial section of JT?

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  Zaphod at 12:14 PM JST - 2nd April

  Right. Both Maliki and Al Sadr declare victory, so everyone is happy. What could possibly be wrong with that picture?

  The basic conundrum is still there -- Bush et al continue to believe that a democracy can be developed with approval of both Shia and Sunni clerics. That was insane, is insane, and will remain insane.

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  SushiSake2 at 03:04 PM JST - 2nd April

  Maliki is becoming as delusional as the Terrorists' Poster Boy, Bush.

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  Sarge at 03:13 PM JST - 2nd April

  SushiSake2 ( 2? It was 3 the other day... ) - Maliki is becoming delusional? Why do you say that? Things are fairly quiet in Basra this week. Sadr has backed down again.

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  SushiSake2 at 04:00 PM JST - 2nd April

  "SushiSake2 ( 2? It was 3 the other day... )"

  My handle name has been discounted, like the petrol :-)

  Maliki is becoming delusional becasue he lost and was humiliated.

  He went to Basra to supervise the attack and Govt. forces were met with stronger than anticipated resistance.

  His position and credibility are now weaker than they were just a week ago.

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  mareo2 at 08:49 PM JST - 2nd April

  "SushiSake2 ( 2? It was 3 the other day... ) - Maliki is becoming delusional? Why do you say that? Things are fairly quiet in Basra this week. Sadr has backed down again."

  1- That is the same level of "peace", before Maliki breach of the Truce.

  2- Many zones still remains under control of Sadr.

  3- No one surrednered their guns.

  4- The cease-fire between Maliki and Sadr, was arraged by an Iranian general.

  5- The US got the notice of the operation just 48 hs. before.

  6- When Irakis soldiers failed do the job alone, they called for help to the US and british: Artillery, aircrafts and tanks.

  7- The Madhy Army showed that is not for sell like the Mercs of Bush.

  8- The Madhy Army showed that they can stand their ground against the Gov soldiers if the gov lack foreigner support.

  9- Sadr demostrate that he have absolute control over the Madhy Army.

  10- Sadr looks like the victim that keep looking for peace even under fire and Maliki like the one looking for eliminate rivals before the elections even if means raise the number of civilians dead.

  11- All these demostrate that Sadr have an united, disciplined, loyal and eficient force, at least to the same level of the US equiped and trained gov forces.

  12- That is no any near the time when the US can let Maliki deal alone with the military problems or in other words, that is son for lower the US troops in Irak to the levels pre-surge.

  I guess that the idea of analize the outcome and try to see the big picture is dificult for people like Bush that have simple minds. People that think that all can be solved by shoting people (threats and violence is the first answer), that "freedom" means the same thing for all the Irakis and that the reality is black and withe (goodies and badies) in place of a broad range of gray.

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  SuperLib at 11:09 PM JST - 2nd April

  Anyone can take any bits and pieces of information, dress them up, then sell it to the world as a "result." But try to ease down on the sake before you do.

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  mareo2 at 12:17 AM JST - 3rd April

  LOL Lets keep these very simple, for simple minds. All you get from Bush and Maliki is the words "success", but when the american soldiers are going back home?

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  SushiSake3 at 12:24 AM JST - 3rd April

  mareo - in about 100 years according to The Loser's Choice, John McCain.

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  SuperLib at 02:05 AM JST - 3rd April

  Could someone give Sushi a hug, please?

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