Peace proposal? Where did you come up with that fiction?
It's called a Hudna, an ancient Arab tactic invoked by the losing side to prevent annihilation, and to buy time to regroup and rearm. The effective military response should be o say "no thanks" and keep killing the enemy until they surrender. for some reason, this quaint custom still holds sway there (and, I think I know why). Nonetheless, Mookie called the Hudna because he was having his ass handed to him.
“Nonetheless, Mookie called the Hudna because he was having his ass handed to him.”
And having his aide whacked was the final slap that brought him to his senses. Now, if Maliki’s smart, he’ll make a “peace deal” that sounds really good to Sadr. And when Sadr comes to sign the papers Maliki should pull a pistol and shoot him through the head right when he’s bent over signing the document.