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It's obvious Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has far more respect for Mr. al-Sadr than he does for President Bush, smart man. It also becomes more obvious everyday that President Bush gambled with American lives and lost, big time, or so we are discovering more and more everyday as the bad news filters out of Iraq daily.
Another interesting point that has escaped us all is that Iraq has it's own version of an elected Hezbollah by the people and that is al-Sadr, a renouned terrorist, who won 29 seats in the Legislature in elections last December. We all remember Sadr as the man responsible for the hanging, killing and dragging of 4 American troops in Fallujah a few years back.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0808/dailyUpdate.html
Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki sharply criticized Monday's pre-dawn US-Iraqi raid on Baghdad's Sadr City.
The Associated Press reports that Mr. al-Maliki "was 'very angered and pained' by the operation, warning that it could undermine his efforts toward national reconciliation."
"Reconciliation cannot go hand-in-hand with operations that violate the rights of citizens this way," al-Maliki said in a statement on government television. "This operation used weapons that are unreasonable to detain someone – like using planes."
He apologized to the Iraqi people for the operation and said "this won't happen again."
Also on Monday, AP reports that Iraqi president Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, met with Gen. George Casey to discuss the security situation in Baghdad. He told General Casey that it is not in anyone's interest to have a confrontation with the Mahdi Army, the Shiite militia loyal to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
The public position taken by al-Maliki and Talibani signal serious differences between Iraqi politicians and both US and Iraqi military officials on how to restore order and deal with armed groups, many of which have links to political parties. Speaking to reporters after meeting with Talabani, Casey made no mention of al-Sadr but said he had discussed plans with Talabani to bring "fundamental change to the security situation in Baghdad" ...
Mr. al-Sadr has risen as a major figure in the majority Shiite community and a pillar of support for al-Maliki, [who is also a Shiite]. The prime minister's apology and criticism of the US forces may have helped placate al-Sadr, who on Monday urged his followers to show restraint...
It's obvious Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has far more respect for Mr. al-Sadr than he does for President Bush, smart man. It also becomes more obvious everyday that President Bush gambled with American lives and lost, big time, or so we are discovering more and more everyday as the bad news filters out of Iraq daily.
Another interesting point that has escaped us all is that Iraq has it's own version of an elected Hezbollah by the people and that is al-Sadr, a renouned terrorist, who won 29 seats in the Legislature in elections last December. We all remember Sadr as the man responsible for the hanging, killing and dragging of 4 American troops in Fallujah a few years back.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0808/dailyUpdate.html
Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki sharply criticized Monday's pre-dawn US-Iraqi raid on Baghdad's Sadr City.
The Associated Press reports that Mr. al-Maliki "was 'very angered and pained' by the operation, warning that it could undermine his efforts toward national reconciliation."
"Reconciliation cannot go hand-in-hand with operations that violate the rights of citizens this way," al-Maliki said in a statement on government television. "This operation used weapons that are unreasonable to detain someone – like using planes."
He apologized to the Iraqi people for the operation and said "this won't happen again."
Also on Monday, AP reports that Iraqi president Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, met with Gen. George Casey to discuss the security situation in Baghdad. He told General Casey that it is not in anyone's interest to have a confrontation with the Mahdi Army, the Shiite militia loyal to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
The public position taken by al-Maliki and Talibani signal serious differences between Iraqi politicians and both US and Iraqi military officials on how to restore order and deal with armed groups, many of which have links to political parties. Speaking to reporters after meeting with Talabani, Casey made no mention of al-Sadr but said he had discussed plans with Talabani to bring "fundamental change to the security situation in Baghdad" ...
Mr. al-Sadr has risen as a major figure in the majority Shiite community and a pillar of support for al-Maliki, [who is also a Shiite]. The prime minister's apology and criticism of the US forces may have helped placate al-Sadr, who on Monday urged his followers to show restraint...