Posted on 02/13/2007 5:32:04 PM PST by jdm
Well, so much for the whole 72 virgins thing and the radical Islamist desire to die in martyrdom:
The story tonight in Iraq is not the arrival of more U.S. troops, but the departure of one of the country's most powerful men, Moqtada al Sadr and members of his army.
According to senior military officials al Sadr left Baghdad two to three weeks ago, and fled to Tehran, Iran, where he has family.
Al Sadr commands the Mahdi Army, one of the most formidable insurgent militias in Iraq, and his move coincides with the announced U.S. troop surge in Baghdad.
Sources believe al Sadr is worried about an increase of 20,000 U.S. troops in the Iraqi capital. One official told ABC News' Martha Raddatz, "He is scared he will get a JDAM [bomb] dropped on his house."
Sources say some of the Mahdi army leadership went with al Sadr.
This couldn't have come at a better time. Congress has tied itself in knots trying to opine on what a disaster the surge will be, and before they can vote on a resolution scolding George Bush for wasting resources, he's already chased one of the worst actors out of Baghdad. Nancy Pelosi will be holding a debate to disapprove of a strategy that has already demonstrated success.
And as for Sadr, this will destroy him and his Mahdi Army. ABC reports that Sadr wants to try to run the Mahdis from Teheran, but his credibility as a jihadi just tanked. Who's going to fight for someone who won't stand up for himself?
And the Iranians surely have to be thumping their foreheads over his bug-out. The US had just demonstrated that the Iranians had backed the insurgencies, which the Iranians disputed, and the chief of the Shi'ite militias announces that he's going to become a remote-control general from their turf. It's going to be very difficult for anyone to pretend that Iran has not actively fueled the insurgencies while Moqtada directs his armies by long-distance telephone calls.
This demonstrates that the US forces have seized the initiative in Baghdad, and that the Maliki government has apparently completely abandoned Sadr. It's a tremendous victory in the preliminary stages, and it sets the table for an end to the hottest part of the insurgencies in the Iraqi capital. (via Power Line)
Good. We can declare victory and bug out. /s
Bush's fault.
But, but Obama says all those that died in Iraq "wasted" their lives. They are just getting wound up. I am sure all the candidates had similar speeches ready. Dang. Bush outsmarted them again?
Sadr shows his true colors.
What a courageous mujahid...(/sarc)
They should have killed him whenever they had the chance. One fine day in the not so distant future, some attack he has thought up is going to kill a bunch of innocent people and he'll be that moment's Osama Bin Laden. And, Bush will have the same sort of criticisms that Clinton gets for missing opportunities to get bin Laden fopr his failure to get Sadr. Perhaps it's not too late for that JDAM?
What a Chicken shiite! I guess those high-bosomed virgins in Allah's Great Whorehouse in the Sky will just have to wait!
Shouldn't your headline be: Al Sadr Buggers Out"?
Must be wonderful to have such faith in your faith.
LOL
BTW: CONGRATULATION PRESIDENT BUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU NEVER BLINKED. YOU STOOD STRONG. YOU ARE A TRULY GREAT LEADER.
"He is scared he will get a JDAM [bomb] dropped on his house."
Same JDAM, different coordinates.
Mark it down. This, although it seems comical, is the Gettysburg of the Iraq war.
You would think that the masses would see thru the smoke screen of those who enlist suicide bombers in order to secure 72 virgins. All they would need to do is ask these imans why they don't kill themselves. Sheesh. We all know the answer.
He just went to get some of that magical Iraian herbal aids cure.
Its one thing asking others to be killed or to blow themselves up and quite another to be killed yourself.
This guy should have been dead meat a year ago, However making him crawl off like the coward he is ,instead of making him a martyr may work for us.
I have yet to read a story where an Imam or mulah or whatever they calle themselves strapped on a suicide bomb and got their share of martyrdom. Anyone who follows one of these idiots is really stupid.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.