Having demonstrated his army’s staying power, al-Sadr orders a fresh ceasefire
Al-Maliki’s purge failed. The British troops warned the US many months ago that Basra’s resistance was too deep to be routed. Now al-Maliki faces additional embarrassment and less support for his serious underestimation that caused hundreds of deaths.
Yet another grim mistake against the strength of Moqtada. I’m sure it won’t be the last, asn the elites of Iraq’s government - and ours - can’t tolerate a man they can’t buy and own. Ah, democracy.
As practiced by Bush and al-Maliki, it never had a chance.
Another foulup like that, and soon the Arab world will join in and a regional war will be the result.
