Al-Maliki’s “Aha” Moment, Al-Sadr’s Gambit
Al-Maliki blames short-sighted, self-interested Iraqi politicians and their “dogmatic, perverted backgrounds and wills” for the surge of violence in Iraq. The report doesn’t indicate that he named any names. That list would have to start with “al-Maliki.”
Al-Maliki’s failure to take on the Shiite militias has allowed sectarian violence to go unchecked. It’s unclear if he’s talking about the Sunnis again or if at longlast he’s talking about Moqtada al-Sadr. If so, the tough talk is a positive sign, suggesting a confrontation in the offing, as the chief problem among Iraqi pol-thugs, Shiite cleric al-Sadr, has threatened to withdraw from the government if al-Maliki meets with Bush in Jordan this week.
Al-Sadr took over took over Iraq TV for two hours for a town-hall style airing of grievances in Sadr City Saturday that is being viewed a a thinly veiled call to arms. Al-Sadr would appear to be preparing the ground for a dramatic move, a crisis he can take advantage of.
We can only hope al-Maliki and the United States will take advantage of Al-Sadr’s gambit and his spurning of the political process, to initiate long-overdue military operations and destroy him, and that they are preparing for that now.
Riehlworldview has more on al-Sadr and his ambitions.
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Posted by Jules Crittenden at 7:34 am Comments (0) on Monday, November 27, 2006
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