[DAC21]

“I’m sure the Mahdi army will declare this a great victory”

Well if the Mahdi doesn't, LA Times writers of the likes of Alexandra Zavis will.

Here are a few of her quotes today”

“Sadr loyalist battled Gov. forces to a draw” or “The Gov. campaign instead revealed the strength of the Mahdi Army militia which fought more than 28,000 gov. troops to a stand still in Basra and pounded the Green Zone with days of punishing rocket and mortar fire.

All I know is the dying was done by the Sadr minions. This chick reporter would seem to be delusional.

[tobyhill]

I think Zavis has been smoking that rock. Just the other day the MSM claimed the Iraqi Troops only controlled 25% of Basra but now they're calling Basra a draw even though they admit that Iraqi Troops control it all now.

[Williams]

Keep in mind how wildly anti-American the press is. The Sunnis were the oppressors in Iraq but when they joined Al Queda against us they became an oppressed minority. The Shia were the oppressed but they became the corrupt oppressors because they formed a government friendly to us. Now a kook like Al Sadr is boosted because he is pro Iranian and is against our "occupation".

The left are a terrible bunch, they are not reporters.

[SlapHappyPappy]

It IS a victory for the Mahdi army.

Once again, instead of being wiped off the map they were allowed to get out and will regroup.

They are fighting a stalling strategy, and it is working. I don’t diminish the victory in this individual battle, but Sadr is not losing as long as he can keep going back to Iran for fresh arms and troops.