“Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ... claimed that a week-old operation against Shiite militias has been a “success” despite a cease-fire that did not disarm the gunmen and left him politically battered. ... Militia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, meanwhile, thanked his fighters for “defending your people, your land and your honor.”
Could these idiot reporters be any more partisan or clueless?
They’re reporting from a preprinted template. There was never any question that those that didn’t get killed, wounded or captured weren’t going to voluntarily hand over their weapons.
If Sadr Won, Where Is The Dancing And Cheering In The Streets?