Why is this man still alive?
08-09-2004, 08:23 AM
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Why is this man still alive?
We've known of Muqtada al-Sadr for some time now. He's been in the public eye on a couple of occasions yet we continue to let him live? Why does the United States let it escalate into a Shiite battle?
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...bag11008090958
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp.../ts_nm/iraq_dc
At the 360+ dead combatant rate i'm sure we'll eventually satisfy his wishes but it makes me mad knowing it came to this.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...bag11008090958
Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gestures during a news conference in his first public appearance since the new wave of fighting began in Najaf, southern Iraq (news - web sites) Monday Aug. 9, 2004. 'I will continue fighting,' al-Sadr told reporters. 'I will remain in Najaf city until the last drop of my blood has been spilled.'. Al-Sadr spoke as the devastating fighting between his Mahdi Army militia and U.S. and Iraqi forces persisted for a fifth day.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp.../ts_nm/iraq_dc
At the 360+ dead combatant rate i'm sure we'll eventually satisfy his wishes but it makes me mad knowing it came to this.
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08-09-2004, 10:28 AM
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Well these goatherds love martyrs. I guess we are choosing not to give them one. Shiites are the majority in that country, and if we are going to get our way, we have to co-opt them. If he dies I wouldn't exactly shed a tear though.
08-09-2004, 11:14 AM
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Nevermind i know why now... 
His father was a radical who was killed by Saddam and we were hoping he would become an ally instead of a problem.
His father was a radical who was killed by Saddam and we were hoping he would become an ally instead of a problem.
Last edited by Salty; 08-09-2004 at 11:17 AM.
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