"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
“ragged planning and ended in a virtual stalemate with Shiite militias”
The article in itself is contradictory to the statement in the article. If it had been a stalemate there’s no way they could be reporting people on the streets selling goods. Sadr lost and that’s the bottom line.