Condoleezza Rice was making the rounds the other day, making it clear that, as far as Muqtada al-Sadr goes, "I don't think we can trust al-Sadr. I think we have to see action, not just words."
Who could question this judgement? After all, the Bush Administration is well versed in "just words".
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2004/08/mil-040819-rferl05.htm