I was of the belief the Mahdi Army had folded their tents, concealed their sidearms, and melted back into the crowd. What happened? Did not some of the units get the word from the top?
This constant stirring of the pot only makes John McCain, the voice against instant withdrawal from Iraq, look more appealing to the US electroate. If everything was made deadly calm, the voices for immediate withdrawal from Iraq would find support, and the favor would shift to either of the two remaining Democratican candidates. The more calm, the more the shift to Barack Mohammed (since we are no longer to refer to his given middle name) Obama, Jr., the charismatic, messianic Magic Negro, as then it would appear we are a little foolish to stay in Viet Nam, er, Iraq.