I really believe that the Iraq Sunni can be talked sense to (not the al Qaeda foreign fighters, but native Iraqis) because the Saudis and other Sunni countries control the bucks. Now even though Sistani is seen as a sensible man, and is respected by most of the Shia, I don't know if he has the backbone not so much to go against Mookie, but in reality, to go against Iran--the power behind Mookie.
We shall see what happens.
The primary thing is that its good to see the majority getting tired of the minority extremists