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Let’s see here, where to begin:

>> The American military attacked a mosque <<
Good.

>> holiest sites in Shiite Islam <<
There is NOTHING holy about islam, it is a death cult.

>> nearby Najaf, another holy city <<
See previous comment.

>> offered to delay attempts to capture Mr. Sadr if he agreed to disband his militia <<
Bad. This is a sign of weakness to our enemies. This guy should be DEAD already.

>> American leaders are reconsidering their stated goal of "killing or capturing" Mr. Sadr <<
See previous comment

>> 50 to 70 militiamen barricaded in the mosque <<
Thus the reason to FLATTEN the mosque.

>> An attached storage building burst into flames, and then explosions began erupting <<
Secondary explosions. Ammo dump. Another mosque used to store ammo.

>> Soldiers searching the mosque found large piles of land mines, artillery shells and small white pills <<
Another reason to flatten the mosque

>> search was interrupted by mortar attack from the mosque near the Shrine of Hussein <<
Again with the mosques. They should all be razed.

I liked your summary and comments. Good Job!

This reminds me of kids playing "Tag."

"Base!" shouts the one who is surrounded and about to be captured by the other side. He's touching the light pole - His announcement is respected by all the other players.

"Oh! I didn't KNOW the light pole was a base. I guess you're safe!" (can't break the rules, ya know)