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To: i-node who wrote (375936)	4/3/2008 6:58:33 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1577098

a) liberal media establishments, What you call the liberal media has been right all along with what's happening in Iraq; why should this be any different? Besides, the head of the joint chief of staff agrees. The problem hasn't been the media....its you guys.....you have a hard time accepting reality.

To: i-node who wrote (375936)	4/3/2008 8:38:31 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577098

"Do you have any links supporting the claim that al-Sadr "won" that don't come from --" Well, try looking at the events. Maliki attacked with the announced intention of crushing the militias. That didn't happen. At best, the situation was a stalemate. However, with the start of the attacks, there was a general uprising in southern Iraq against the government. Now, when al-Sadr announced the ceasefire, he also issued demands. Which the government agreed to. So while the victor generally doesn't ask or demand a ceasefire, the defeated party generally doesn't issue demands that are granted. Maliki didn't achieve any of his objectives and al-Sadr came out intact.