[FreeReign]

Well, al-Maliki is really just a warlord, and not the most powerful warlord out there. The Iraqi state isn't powerful, and he's hardly in control of what there is. The army at al-Maliki's back in al-Basra is composed of several armed militias within the Iraqi Army, some are loyal to al-Maliki's Dawa Party and others (such as the Badrists) have formed a marriage of convenience for the purpose of reducing al-Sadr's power. al-Sadr is considerably weaker than he has been, certainly, but he's still the single most powerful and influential figure in Iraq

What a load of wrong information.

[Candor7]

but he's still the single most powerful and influential figure in Iraq >>>>>>>>>>

Thats true if you pray towards Mecca 5 times a day, and shiver in the dark from fear of the bandits hired to keep the people DOWN. But the fact is that Iraqis, while remaining Muslim, are far more interested in freedom and a consumer based economy now, then they are in Minerets and Mullahs. And so they want to be rid of the traditionalists like Mookie.

If Mookie does not high tail it back to Tehran, they will send his dead body home in a match box, after giving him an overdue enema, and then his shia-it will fertilize the fields of Basra for years to come.

Mookie loses this one so bad that all thats going to be left of him are leg hairs.

[Alter Kaker]

What a load of wrong information.

Your nuanced response has been duly noted.