Al-Sadr will never be a decent human being. There is no reason for negotiations with Al-Sadr. Everytime we assault and stop, more Marines die and it kills morale. Everytime our troops take a position and then abandon it, only to have to retake it later, more Marines die. Let's stop the politics.
The longer Al-Sadr is around, the more important he gets. Terrorist folks like Al-Sadr who have seen political fruits of his terrorism are likely to change. I feel there is a danger of him becoming, Yasser Arafat, junior. This is where he talks out of the left side of his mouth where he agrees to stopping violence for the return of money and political concessions, and where he continues to preach terrorism out of the right side of his mouth in an effort to extract more concessions. A man like Al-Sadr will not suddenly become a peaceful politician. He must be removed from any process.
For a President who defined sceptics to invade Iraq (rightfully) he certainly has taken a back step, overly worrying about Muslim sensitivities. I still like him, and he is doing a better job than Kerry would, but come on already… how many chances will we give Sadr, when he does deserve none?
U.S. and Iraqi forces scaled down an offensive against Shiite militiamen in the holy city Najaf Friday to let government officials pursue talks with supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr to end more than a week fighting, a military official said. Aides said the radical cleric had been wounded in the assault. Yahoo
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