Al Sadr knows that he needs the surge to look like it’s failing if the democrats are to win in the fall. He needs the democrats to win, so they’ll be forced to pull out of Iraq in 90 days as both Obama/Hillary claim they will do.
He needs that to happen so chaos will reign. He thinks that he has a good shot of winning either control of Iraq or control of Shi’iteland in a civil war.
He’s right.
My guess is that he will die...it’s part of Maliki’s best solution.
Anschluss.