(C)ommander of the 1st Armored Division said in Baghdad today....
Army Maj. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey told reporters it's up to Iraq's stakeholders — its tribal leaders, clerics and politicians — to tackle the delicate situation in one of the country's holiest cities.
"This is their holy city. It is not my holy city..."
The general said that in retrospect, the coalition "probably gave (Sadr) six more months than we should have," enabling him to train his troops, gather resources and stockpile ammunition to support his militia.
That militia consists of an estimated at 600 to 800 young men, some of whom Dempsey said "are probably decent young men who have been badly led astray."
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Line in the sand (?), ping!
I have a problem with that, to me it seems that was said to be PC!