Influential Iraqi cleric Sadr rejects Constitution

ABC News ^ | February 19 2006 | Waleed Ibrahim

[DoNotDivide]

Can we ship sadr to Tehran, his true home, shortly before Operation De-nuke/De-mullah Iran begins?

[trek]

The jihadist doughboy doesn't like the constitution? This is great news. My guess is that Moqy Poo is on the outs with the powers that be. Martyrdom must be just around the corner. If fatboy was a stock, I would be short.

[No Longer Free State]

This is trouble. Expect an upswing in violence in Baghdad.

[Uncle Jaque]

This vicious little wolverine will end up being the Shah of Iraq eventually, and any opportunity the coallition might have had of preventing that outcome may have past already.

We didnt' want to hurt him or his band of thugs in the beginning, as it would have "offended" the Shia, whose support we need.

So instead we let him gather strength and political support until he can turn the Shia (including most of the IDF we've been equipping and training) against us, probably creating a catasrophic defeat and humiliation for the US (a' la VietNam all over again) or having to go back in and bomb the place flat after it is annexed to Iran and possibly Syria... which I very much doubt anyone (other than Israel, perhaps) has the sand to do.

In the meanwhile anyone who supported "democracy" will be subject to a genocide that will make Saddam look like a fairly nice guy.

The fat little wolverine in the black turban will rather enjoy ordering and watching it, probably.

And it will be Centuries before any repressed people trust the US to "liberate" them again, having betrayed the Vietnamese once and the Iraquis twice.

I sure hope that I'm wrong about this - but the wolverine bears watching, that's for sure.

[No Blue States]

Sadr needs a sniper bullet.

[aShepard]

Paladin, Mr. Paladin; please pick up the red phone

[Marine_Uncle]

"Eventually they [Hamas] will recognize Israel. Otherwise we will eat s--t with our hands and feet."
And like the Palis, Sadr will take the plunge into oblivion as more Iraqi see he is the most dangerous man in Iraq at present. I just hope this has not been Sistani's plan all along. But then. He may really be totally out of the process as he has claimed. No one seems to be able to control this once minor cleric. Perhaps one of the few good things is that he is rather straight forward. You know where you stand with him. Shia dominated Islamic government, revenge toward the Sunni sects, and control of a fairly powerful militia within the confines of a heavy dominated poor rent district of Baghdad. Then as I write, I think back in 2005 when he promised he would have the Madi militia disband and then join the political process. Obviously the militia if anything has grown stronger. Though it may be quiet for the most part, it sits like a tiger waiting to strike upon the fat boy's command, to do all kinds of mischief.
Hopefully his influence will be countered effectively soon. These guys must elect the leaders. It is understandable how it takes time. Like America it took years to get over the hump. So guess all we can do is watch and hope the political processes do not crumble. Let us hope the many responsible influencial leaders behind the scenes are working to get this whale out of the way and other to overly radical contenders from both the Shia and Sunni driven sects. Else, no good is going to come of this experiment. The Iraqi people desperately need a government that will start to deliver both in security, domestics, and in economical development. They need lots of new industries, as well as a newly improved infrastructure where the majority of Iraqi regardless of the province they live in see the effects of good goverance. As usual however. We do not see the whole picture. For all we know millions of Iraqis may really want a democratic form of government that will make their lives better down the pike. If so, guys like Sadr may only have a moment in the sun, then dissaper from the scene.

[lunarbicep]

Hes just making this statement now?

guess he decided to use the anniversary of his father's killing by Saddam Hussein's men

[mylife]

I was unaware of that little fact Hmmmm...