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are not some national liberation force -
No, the Mahdi Army is not "the " liberation force but they are the most consistent ones wanting an independent Iraq. Good question:
Who is now among the true national liberation forces?
Who is asking for all foreign fighters to leave Iraq? What foreign fighters are in Iraq? Maliki and the Badr corp militias are closer to Iran than the Mahdi Army He took refuge there and lived there for years. The Iraqis want an independent Iraq without a foreign occupier, be that USA or Iran.
Right now there is an unofficial deal between Iran and the the US to keep the genuine forces opposed to either at bay. The Sunnis that were marginalized for the last several years are now on the payroll to keep them OUT of the fight and allow Maliki a free hand.
The Mahdi Army has been in stand down officially since last summer. That has allowed Maliki to regroup and make a move against them because they are his rivals in the Shia community. At some point the Sunni and Shia elements that want their own Iraq will get together and demand the foreigners leave. The UN mandate that was extended is over in December.
The Iraqi parliament has been asking unofficially because Maliki refuses to have a vote on it for the USA to declare a date they will leave.
What the Bushies and the neocons refuse to face is that there is no reliable partner for the USA in Iraq. There are only the bought, like Maliki and his Dawa which is a small Shia party with no militia of its own, the several groupings of Sunni Awakening who are on the payroll, and the Iraqi Army which is mostly Shia Badr Corp, Virtue, and others and Kurds with minimum Sunni of any kind.
After 4 years of "training" they still have no real enthusiasm to launch and fight a civil war at Maliki and Ambassador Crocker's direction. Iran is supporting groups that are friendly to them. It happens to be a large, large part of southern Iraq and beyond.
Iranians want a peaceful neighbor, not a civil war spilling beyond borders. The Cheney/Bushies just want a bigger war.
McCain: Unlike most Repub licans, he HAS dropped bombs on a people and country that did not attack America. It fits: Warmonger
by Pete Rock on Sat May 03, 2008 at 06:36:30 PM PDT
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"Iranians want a peaceful neighbor, not a civil war spilling beyond borders. The Cheney/Bushies just want a bigger war."
I think its safe to say you have been drinking from the Tehran Kool-Aid stand. The bizarre views of people like you who will highlight the weakness you and the Democratic party want the USA to project, endangering all of us. I'm happy to say we have McCain as our likely next President to protect us from the likes of you.
by richmond199 on Sat May 03, 2008 at 07:17:07 PM PDT
You must be lost. His campaign is out there somewhere if you keep searching. Bye.
by Pete Rock on Sun May 04, 2008 at 07:52:54 AM PDT
yes especially your fascist, warmongering buddies who make millions of the blood of innocents. you can go to hell. And I will cheerfully help put you there. You have no e'ffin clue, your mind is made up and there is no sense there except your war for profit mentality.
Your campaign is a loser your stinking crappy little war project is a loser and you? JURY IS OUT, BUT YOU AREN'T GETTING OUT UNSCATHED EITHER.
Get the quote right for a start to get your brain engaged.
"Iran wa(nt)s a peaceful Iraq". yeah right. you can't even read just like your mentor, like the senile fool you butt lick.
by Pete Rock on Sun May 04, 2008 at 08:01:17 AM PDT
wide narrow
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