Sullivan needs to stop reading watching the network news. We have actually turned the corner in Iraq. The moderate Shiites have finally found their voice and have spoken out against Sadr. They have actively helped us to isolate Sadr and his goons. As a result, the goons are being killed and/or rounded up as we speak.
What this all means is that the one group of people in Iraq who could prevent Iraq from becoming a stable democracy (i.e. the Shiites) have openly come out in favor of the rule of law and against a majority despotism founded upon religion. This is the most significant development that has taken place during the entire war and is probably the most signficiant development that has taken place in the Middle East since the revolution in Iran in 1979. But don't look for it to be mentioned too much amongst liberals posing as journalists.
I agree. The important event was the appointment of a Baathist general to command the Falluhja brigade. The site of a fat war criminal strutting around in his RG uniform scared the willies out of the Shiites. They seem to have realized that they need to get their collective act together and take a stand against thuggery.