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To: one_less who wrote (144445)	8/30/2004 4:47:25 PM
From: GST	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Sadr has squeaky clean credentials where it counts -- he never for a second got cozy with the US or those installed by the US. In Iraq, that is the most valuable credential -- to be a die-hard opponent of the US occupation. Lets be clear on something: I don't have any desire to see Sadr running the show in Iraq. What I find so appalling is that it is our actions that make him powerful -- our actions. Without our help, this guy is nothing. But with our help, he can build a remarkable power base -- and that is exactly what he is doing. So why are we helping him? With every military "victory" over Sadr, he emerges stronger and with a greater following. As a political leader, he had little hope of getting far until we went after him and gave him the chance to shed the blood of his followers -- from that point on his reputation began to build beyond his original power base. We handed him one victory after another -- and each time we declared ourselves to be the victors, teaching Sadr a lesson. Watching his emergence in this manner is sickening. Blaming me for his rise to power is absurd.