[boomop1]

I am getting tired of this selective war plan, get the f in there and kill them all, find Mukie al-Sadr and off him, I know we can do it, if unleashed.

[Justa]

More likely this will be bigger and take longer than most people suspect. The whole Anbar/Fallujah episode was criminal gangs who controlled westward trade routes with Syria, Jordan and the Med. Basrah is about criminal gangs who control southern trade routes and moreover substantial oil resources. Many of the organizations have strong ties with Iran and Iranian land and sea forces. This conflict will get nasty and has a potential to get big.