Now it's either surrender or body bag...you choose.
As much as none of us wants to admit it, I think inside we believe there is a 80% chance this ploy works.
Neither the Iraqis (nor the Americans) appear to have the internal fortitude to finish these people off . . . deal with a week or two of demonstrations . . . then move on with the future of Iraq.
Having waited for Kofi to take up this criminal's cause, now the "world blame America community" will fall into line that doing anything to him was uncalled for because he was trying to negotiate -- and had expressed a willingness to work with the UN.
I'm still behind whatever our people on the ground decide to do . . . but I'm afraid we've waited too long.
The only thing Sadr should be prepared to accept is a dirt nap.