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To: jttmab who wrote (144343)	8/29/2004 11:43:00 AM
From: Sig	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

>>I think Sistani was the big winner. Everyone else got crumbs. Sistani is the power player at the moment. I would have liked to been a fly on the wall at the meeting with Sadr. Even not understanding what they said, I'll bet the body language told an interesting story.>> There must be quite a bit of political acumen in a religious leader like Sistani in the ME. Al must be feeling better and younger after a bit of rest and improvements to his circulation. He should be able to take the credit for moving Al Sadr out of that holy shrine. Now to avoid the appearance of being a flunky for the US and make some of the Iraqis feel they control their own country, he should continue to oppose some of our propositions and plans for the new government. That means we have to give him lots of wiggle room, and present a few game plays that he can attack without the US losing the ball game. How to do that without making the US Administration look bad? It beats me, its a job for politicians. Sig