Cleric Seeks Truce to End Najaf Fighting (Negotiation continues )

The Las Vegas Sun ^ | August 13, 2004 at 16:32:44 PDT | TODD PITMAN

[jimfree]

He's not a cleric, but rather a fool and a thug.

[freedom44]

When we sending in Jimmy Carter?

[zarf]

"The Jews are to blame"

[Congressman Billybob]

These negotiations with Sadr are useless. Whatever agreements he reaches. he breaks. And people die as a result. Plus, he began his clawing to the top by assassinating another cleric, both more rational and more respected than him.

The only way this negotiation with him should end, is with a half ounce of high speed lead between his bushy eyebrows. Whether that is Iraqi or American lead is still an open question. Iraqi is geopolitically preferable. But either will suffice.

Congressman Billybob

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[zarf]

These negotiations with Sadr are useless.

These negotiations are useful in terms of establishing the authority (military and civil) of Baghdad.

[bellevuesbest]

"We do not in any way wish to get involved with the mosque," Powell said.

IMO, bad policy. Take the gloves off! Why are we being so "sensitive"? 3 or 4 2000 pounders and the problem is taken care of.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

i think we should deport him to his handlers, the Iranians!

[bjcintennessee]

aides to the cleric said al-Sadr was slightly injured early Friday, suffering shrapnel wounds to the face, chest and shoulder...

Rush commented that Sadr had put himself up for a purple heart from the U.S. military - lol

[Remington Rebel]

kill the rat bastards, they tried this once before! dont trust the mothereffer

[Aslan527]

Kill him ASAP.

[BerniesFriend]

Sheik Ali Smeisim, said al-Sadr wanted a U.S. withdrawal from Najaf, the freeing of all Mahdi Army fighters in detention and an amnesty for the militants, among other demands, in exchange for his disarming his followers and ending the fighting.

Oh of course..anything else???..I guess our troops are getting weary of killing your scumbag 'militia'..would you like to spend this weekend at Disney World??? (which would be great since hurricane Charley just went thru it..)

[Congressman Billybob]

Would it have helped establish the civil and governmental authority of the US to have negotiated with Bonnie and Clyde? Sadr is a multiple murderer, a serial liar, and he's trying to muscle his way into the government over the dead bodies of other people.

His death will do better for his nation than any aspect of his continued, miserable, corrupt, irreligious life.

John / Billybob

[wyattearp]

Right on! Blow the stinking mosque! Once the citizens of Iraq realize that terrorists hiding in mosques = no more mosque, there wont be any more terrorists hiding in mosques.

[fourdeuce82d]

U.S. forces suspended a major offensive

I'm not there, my @$$ isn't on the line, so I guess it's easy for me to be a keyboard kommando...but I think this sucks.

I'd like to hear what the troops/marines on the ground think of this.

[jocko12]

USA leadership WHIMPS out again.

[vbmoneyspender]

Sounds to me like the negotiations are establishing Sadr's authority rather than that of the interim gov't

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Why do we keep giving into these requests? We've got the little prick cornered, he's not going anywhere, and if the ragheads don't like our attacking the mosque then TOUGH SHI'ITE. It's well past time to get this over with.

[Republican Wildcat]

We've heard this before.

[KellyAdmirer]

I'm curious if anyone here honestly thinks that this "cleric" will actually disarm all his troops as a result of any negotiations?