Posted on 06/11/2004 11:07:11 AM PDT by SF Republican
Dubyas having a pretty good week.
Apparently Mr. Sdar has decided against martyrdom.
live to fight another day?
Mr. Sadr firebrand cleric who got his ass kicked back to the stone age....has decided it is time to stop pi$$ing in the sandbox and wants to play with the other children.
Basically Sadr is a coward.. He won't have any followers after this.
Mr. Sadr consider yourself the recent member George W. Bush's "I punked you out club". Please proceed to the end of the that long line behind Hussein, Chirac, and Schroeder. Oh and save a space for John Kerry.
He was in an untenable position. Both the US and the upcoming Iraqi governments want his head. His popular support is waning as he shows that he is in it for personal power and would just as soon kill Iraqis as Americans. (And don't forget that his "militia" gets carved up faster then they can say "72 virgins". (BTW, I read yesterday that the Koran had been misinterpreted and that it didn't promise 72 virgins but good dring and plentiful food.)
Seems someone has gotten through to Sadr. Shown him the Big Picture. Maybe got him to laugh at a couple Mullah Nasrudin stories.
I think the correct word is "UNCLE"!
However, I see it as a tactical move and now he's hoping to run in elections and get into the new govt, with Sistani playing the good cop.
However, Allawi, who I think is a godsend, may be tougher with him than anticipated.
The desert is large and parched. Such grapes as they usually get from the garden are small, bitter, and dark. But if they follow the simple rules of conduct they will reach a state where the grapes are large, sweet, and clear. Nothing like a bunch of succulent grapes at the end of a dusty, hot day in the desert.
"Mr. Sadr consider yourself the recent member George W. Bush's "I punked you out club". Please proceed to the end of the that long line behind Hussein, Chirac, and Schroeder. Oh and save a space for John Kerry."
BUMP!
It looks like his patrons in Tehran have decided to cut their losses with this scumbag.
I heard it was 72 raisins that was what is really promised to them.
"Cleric"? Sheesh. It used to be a joke to say "How many divisions does the Pope have?"
I don't think this is going to get us to drop the bounty on his head.
That's a cry of pain if I've ever heard one.
I learned the other day that Sadr's father or grandfather was one of the leaders who revolted against the short British occupation of Iraq in 1920. It appears that sadr and other shiites largely are revolting....or were....because they were afraid the Sunni minority would just take over again like they always have.
An Iraqi judge 'accuses' him.
"Hey, serving an arrest warrant never fed any child. It's time to move onTM USMEDIA 1998 and tend to the nation's business!"
I wonder if he spends personal time with a sink too.
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