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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (134772)5/30/2004 1:23:22 AM
From: Nadine Carroll  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Sadr stays out of our hands, and his army stays intact

Intact? What, do you think his troops are pros? They are bully boys rallying to the cause for power and jollies. They shot their wad way to early, got their asses kicked by the Marines, and now the Shi'ite populations and the senior clerics are mad at them and telling them to stand down - openly accusing them of being in league with the Ba'athists and of murdering Khoei! They have released the government offices and police stations that they siezed in April. This is not a fun or glorious position for a militia.

Some may try to break the truce. But wait and see how "intact" the others stay. This is a recipe for a militia shrinking back to the core fighters, with all the Johnnie-come-latelies slinking home.
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