[Destro]

I also assume that and assume we tried it in Basra. If it did not work in Basra--where they hate the Ba'athists why would it work in Baghdad--where they hate the Ba'sthists only a little less so?

[ambrose]

Don't assume Basra was a rebellion organized by us. In fact it may not have been a rebellion at all. Rather it may have simply been food riots. Entirely different animal. I also think that something is going on behind the scenes with Iran. We may have to pay off a few of their Ayatollahs to issue a fatwah, telling the Shiites to rebel.