I'm beginning to wonder the same thing. Yesterday's photos of Iraqi policemen turncoating was unsettling to me. One thing for sure - if Sadr comes through this latest incident unscathed, I see him taking over Sistani's leadership role by being the most influential Shi'ite cleric. I can't even pretend to know what's on the mind of the current Iraqi leadership, but I have a feeling that they are second guessing now, and Sadr and his minions know it...
Yeah the morons who are making the decisions must think he will lose influence if we let him go.
If they had of killed him months ago, he would be nothing but a distant memory.
As it stands now, if we do in fact let him off the hook yet again, we're going to lose this war, because we are refusing to fight it.