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To: unclewest who wrote (60586)	8/15/2004 10:49:11 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793907

We will never take out the Mosque, UW. Might as well face it. I see us taking down all the fighters outside the Mosque, and then teargassing it. Will we try to send Iraqi troops in? TWT. I think Sadr will blow the Mosque up and blame us. Sharon was quoted in the NYT Magazine article I posted today as saying the ME is an "empire of lies." He should know.

To: unclewest who wrote (60586)	8/15/2004 1:02:26 PM
From: NickSE	Respond to of 793907

Iraqi Army to Lead Attack in Najaf quote.bloomberg.com Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Iraq's Prime Minister Ayad Allawi ordered troops from the country's newly formed army to lead an attack against Shiite Muslim militia in Najaf, the Washington Post said, citing Iraqi officials and U.S. Army commanders. The deployment is the first since sovereignty was restored to Iraq on June 28, the newspaper said. A U.S.-led attack would have been politically hazardous as the militia, led by cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, are holed up at the shrine of Imam Ali, one of Shiite Islam's most sacred sites. ``I think the reason Allawi called us off is this would've turned quickly into the occupier versus the defender of the holy shrine, no matter what the truth is,'' said Major David Holahan of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Post reported. ``The city would've been damaged, and Sadr would have gained in popularity.''