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Battling The Sadrists In Iraq
By Lt Col P
Bonhomme Richard makes some good points in the post immediately below, about the week's fighting in Iraq. There is yet more to be said.
If the ISF are standing fast in Baghdad and Basra-- whether they need help or not-- that is an enormous step forward for them. As imperfect as it may be, the duly elected government of Iraq has to stand firm and be seen to stand firm for the rule of law and its own primacy. It cannot tolerate a competitor state-within-a-state. And that is what the Sadrists represent: the ugly alternative to the slow, slogging but real progress that country has made in the last five years.
An Iraq where Sadr dominates, or at the least is free to do whatever his fat ass pleases, is not in our vital interests. The Sunnis won't tolerate it, and the Kurds won't like it either. Iran stands to profit most from a Sadr victory of any magnitude.
Up til now, Sadr has lost every major contest of arms. If there is no political will simply to do away with him-- boy, don't we wish we'd done it back in 2003-- the next best thing is to slap him down every time he gets uppity. Let's hope the government of Iraq doesn't go wobbly on us, and doesn't let him get away with anything.
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Amen. Let's get this boy's stuff settled right now
FYI, the ISF in Basra had a little help from above, coordinated and controlled by a certain Marine organization that two of the OPFOR community are privileged to be a part of.
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