Comments on: Maliki to Bush: Al-Sadr, Mahdi army “not a big problem”

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:13:26 +0000

I agree, Al-Sadr isn’t a serious threat, certainly not the most serious threat.

I’m a military officer heading to Iraq in January, so I’ve studied the strategic aspects as much as time has allowed. Al-Sadr is an obstacle, but certainly not insurmountable. I question the 40K number, other estimates of the actual fighting force he could field have been much lower. A smaller number of regiments (~6) than those that took Fallujah could defeat him.

There are many threats to Iraq, the most serious being the propaganda damage done by an increasingly anti-military and anti-US media. It’s the most serious because it’s the only front we (the military) are not equipped to fight effectively. More optimistically, I think President Bush understands the media’s motivations, and won’t make military decisions based solely on public opinion. No, we’ve been winning in the Middle East for the past four years, and we have the advantage for at least the next two.

By: LZVandy

LZVandy — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:17:52 +0000

The Iraq war is costing the US Taxpayer 176 million a day,
8 billion a month, 76 billion a year.
Give me 8 billion, and I would send home the US military…
hire a mercenary army….in two months the whole problem would be solved……….
And gas would be 1.00 a gallon.

By: Zorro

Zorro — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:27:32 +0000

I think the MOAB would be appropiate for Mr. Sadr and his goons.

By: Bill's Bites

Bill's Bites — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 01:41:06 +0000

Nouri al-Maliki: Just clueless or actively on the wrong team?…

If you haven’t read the al-NYT piece I linked here please go read it now. …….

By: mountainmanbob

mountainmanbob — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:58:15 +0000

CP,
Why don’t we just get it over with?
Because we are afraid to “ooooffffeennnnddddd” someone”. We may damage their self-esteem.
Send em all to HELL.

By: CP

CP — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:48:21 +0000

Maybe someone could slip Sadr some polonium-210. Does he like sushi? That, or a quick round to the head would work. The guy’s a terrorist. Why don’t we just get it over with?

By: Zetterson

Zetterson — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:45:28 +0000

Now I want to add that I am saddened by innocent Iraqi casualties but when it comes down to trading the lives of American soldiers in order to preserve the lives of innocent Iraqis that just doesn’t strike me as being a good trade.

By: Zetterson

Zetterson — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:28:16 +0000

mountainmanbob – right on man.

A while back I was listening to some highly decorated Vietnam Vet in an interview and he had a great quote that I have never forgot. I’m paraphrasing, but it was something like, “We made some mistakes fighting the Vietnam war. For instance, what name should we have given to those Vietnamese villiagers who gave aid and comfort to the Vietcong gurilla fighters? Answer: Vietcong.”

And yeah, in case anyone out there didn’t notice, we didn’t win that war.

By: MCPO Airdale

MCPO Airdale — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:18:24 +0000

mountainmanbob – Either way. I just wish someone would take out this goon.

By: mountainmanbob

mountainmanbob — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:37:05 +0000

MCPO Airdale,
Let’s not waste our Special Ops on this fecal matter. I say Daisy Cutters to the rescue. Collateral damage? Tough.
I keep hearing this bilge about “our footprint”. Did Patton worry about “our footprint”? He went through France and Germany like “crap through a goose”.
Oh, and in case anyone out there didn’t notice, WE WON THAT WAR!

By: Kid from Brooklyn

Kid from Brooklyn — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:15:01 +0000

Mahdi Army Strong.

By: thedecider

thedecider — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:28:14 +0000

If it’s so easy to control Carnack al Sadr then what’s taken so long? Waiting for the American military to do it? Then we find out today that the Iraqi’s will be able to assume control by June of 2007. My, how events have miraculously changed for the better in Iraq.

By: DoctorDentons

DoctorDentons — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:26:04 +0000

If it is not that big of a problem Malaki, then DEAL WITH IT.

By: PinkyBigglesworth

PinkyBigglesworth — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:22:09 +0000

“I can’t help but think back to the time we had this SOB trapped and surrounded in the Mosque and evidently believed it would be offensive to Muslims to finish the job considering the location.”

Zetterson on November 30, 2006 at 3:30 PM Nailed It!

And do you remember what they found when he left the Mosque? Hundreds of Iraqi citizens tortured and killed in the most barbaric way, that some witnesses to the scene could not believe the horrific sight. So much so, that it was quickly removed from all news sources and never mentioned again. Even today, while he stands on the international stage, not one single peep from ANYONE! The silence is deafening…….. included in the political process, my ass!

By: Aunt B

Aunt B — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:59:58 +0000

Given al-Sadr did resign from the government, he is no longer “included in the political process,” and the alternative, according to al-Maliki, anyway, is “to eradicate” him and his militia. Perhaps that’s why al-Sadr, et al., are not a problem.

OK, I can hope, can’t I???

By: Tony737

Tony737 — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:47:27 +0000

Our Guys killed thousands of Mookie’s punkass little bitches a few years ago. Why did we stop? Why didn’t we finish the job, what, did somebody get ‘offended’ or something?

By: natesnake

natesnake — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:38:44 +0000

It is not a big problem

Yeah, and the sun isn’t very hot.

By: E L Frederick (Sniper One)

E L Frederick (Sniper One) — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:35:35 +0000

The Democrats want Bush to appoint an envoy whose sole job would be to ride herd on Maliki

I’d like to nominate Jack Murtha, John Kerry, and Speaker Botox for that job.

By: Zetterson

Zetterson — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:30:16 +0000

I can’t help but think back to the time we had this SOB trapped and surrounded in the Mosque and evidently believed it would be offensive to Muslims to finish the job considering the location. This was right after they burned the bodies of American Marines and hung their remains from a bridge and danced and fired their guns in the air in what is now Sadr City.

And yes, MCPO, you are correct. This is why we won’t win. We are trying to simultaneously conduct a PR campaign and fight a military campaign. Those two don’t mix. Its one or the other. I must admit I prefer the military option in this case.

By: LakeRuins

LakeRuins — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:27:45 +0000

C’mon A B C probably got thier information from one of their Iraqi stringers, so using Muslim math 40k actually equals 4K.

By: Wander

Wander — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:19:15 +0000

Breathe
Relax
Aim
Squeeze

See? No problem!

By: MCPO Airdale

MCPO Airdale — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:10:46 +0000

This is why we won’t win! We could, but we won’t. Any leader, with any cajones, would have sent a SpecOps sniper team to take out Sadr long ago. Nope, we’ll PC our way around the edges and accomplish little.

By: PinkyBigglesworth

PinkyBigglesworth — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:06:27 +0000

Maliki said “Our policy is clear, it is to eradicate all militias from the country or to have them included in the political process.” ?????? Included in the political process???? Muqtada al-Sadr’s idea of the politcal process is agree with him, or get your head, your wife’s head, your children’s head, and your neighbor’s heads all cut OFF!!! Why is this guy still breathing? 40,000 supporters???? This Michael Foxtrot should have been turned into fertilizer years ago! American soldiers are dying, and this piece of intestinal blockage is holding press confrences????? When the History books write about this, I am sure our survivors will say. “No wonder they lost!”

By: CliffHanger

CliffHanger — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:02:37 +0000

It is finished…

By: RightWinged

RightWinged — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:55:45 +0000

Check out the expressions on their respective faces in the photo that accompanies this article. Says it all.

I don’t see it. Maliki looks like he might be hungry or something, and Bush looks like he just realized he locked his keys in his car or forgot his wallet at home. Eithe that or Maliki is hoping no one smells his fart, and Bush clearly does.