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Originally posted by Return of the Sarge
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp.../ts_nm/iraq_dc
Why the hell are the Iraqis not storming the damn most already. As I understand it, all 3,000 of Sadr's fighters are surrounded there. If the Iraqis can put this uprising down, mostly on their own, wouldn't that not be a huge confidence booster for the Iraqi people in the new government?
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Maybe achieving a peaceful resolution and bringing Sadr into the political process (where he'll lose big-time, as his support is a paper-thin layer of fanatics) is the best thing the new government can do as it attempts to bring civil order to the country, establish legal processes, and gain the support of its citizens who mostly just want some sort of peaceful government that works. I think pulling this off would be a coup for them.
It may not work - hell, it probably won't work - but it's worth trying.
