[yonif]

Maybe the same US thinking that keeps Arafat alive is the reason Sadr is alive.

[randog]

Oh, yeah, I forgot....we're the one's keeping Arafat alive.

[livius]

I think that's probably true. When this began, Arafat was who I first thought of - I could easliy see Sadr setting himself up a la Arafat in a grubby little office, and hanging out there for decades ordering attacks for which he himself is never punished. I think we should do something about (i.e., kill) him now, before we hatch another Arafat.

BTW, I just heard a British report that this attack in Basra is still underway, and in fact seems to be growing, as more Shiites join Lil'Fatso's "army."