[panthermom]

Thank you!!! We have really put he cart before the horse in this situation. Personally, I think we did it to keep the whinners quiet but, it didn't work. I remember reading the other day right here that it is the President of Iraq that has directed us to keep our hands off Al Sadr. We gave the reigns over way too soon, now its going to be really hard getting them back.

[MinorityRepublican]

Yep, we rushed things a bit too much. We should have allowed self-government in Iraq to prosper first before we allow them to elect a national leader.

I think Iraq will be much calmer in a couple of years or so but I can't say for certain if our next President is willing to commit our troops in there.