The U.S.-run coalition will "honor and respect" a deal to remove Shiite militiamen and American soldiers from Najaf, an Iraqi official said Thursday, even though fine points of the agreement fall short of previous U.S. demands to end weeks of fighting. Members of Iraq (news - web sites)'s Governing Council traveled to Najaf to help nail down the agreement after radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr offered to withdraw his militia from Najaf and neighboring Kufa in return for a pullback of U.S. troops and suspension of a warrant charging him in the April 2003 murder of a moderate cleric.
Why are we negotiating with this terrorist? There has been too much sensitivity about “holy” cities and the ability of American troops to attack. The more politics are injected in quelling the rebellion, the more America will be hurt. All this goes to show the Arab world how easy it is to defeat American troops. Al-Sadr’s position should have been subject to a full assault. As the 2004 election approaches, I believe Bush worries more about the election and public perception to Iraq. If Al-Sadr is able to “go free,” he will come back to haunt us.
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