Comments on: In hindsight, Sunni jihadis not sure killing Shiites was such a good idea; Update: Mahdi Army lowers its profile

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Video: Bush antagonizes the left on “60 Minutes”

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 03:35:46 +0000

[...] Also ominous: his noncommittal answer to the question of whether Sadr is an enemy of the United States. There’s always a risk of reading too much into presidential statements, but I took it to mean we won’t be targeting him if he doesn’t target us. Which is exactly what Sadr wants to hear. [...]

By: Emmett J.

Emmett J. — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:52:15 +0000

“The Prince” by Machiavelli. This little book holds so many answers to war. It’s brutal though, and our media probably couldn’t handle the jihadi carnage. Troy Rasmussen on January 13, 2007 at 6:59 PM

Not to mention all of the regular people (citizen's) who would have a fit about the idea of many of their number (children and other relatives) being necessary expenditures in pursuit of a higher goal. This in addition to the necessary duplicity employed to attain support of the means used to attain the goal.

Mookie doesn’t want round 2. He knows he got his ass kicked last time. Mahdi “army”? pppffftt bitches. Tony737 on January 14, 2007 at 12:52 AM

Mookie doesn't care - after all, when we should have iced him we were told to let him go by - well, let's just say that as with Osama, it came from the highest levels. And of course, Mookie made Al-Maliki - so we now have to correct a lot of our own boo-boos. Boo-boos that are responsible for unnecessary deaths both of ours and theirs. Deaths that could have been avoided if we had simply killed this scum when we should have.

Maliki needs to have his f$$# head sawed off, hes prick too.. who must go just like the rotten scum Al Sadr. retired on January 13, 2007 at 10:16 PM

No argument here - but remember that Al-Sadr made Al-Maliki (after we saved Al-Sadr and set him loose upon the world after he had killed many of our soldiers). In the meantime, keep in mind that business is good and all that will be done will be enough to divert the mass while appearing to "solve" the problem - while in reality what will be done would make most people's head spin.

Sounds like many of the peace treaties Muslims made with the Crusading Christians. When it was better to make peace with the Crusaders to increase the fighting with the other Islamic sect, there was peace made. Personally, I’d just like to see us kick everyone’s arse. Tim Burton on January 14, 2007 at 1:07 AM

Full agreement - Pax Americana!

By: docdave

docdave — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:51:27 +0000

Sunni, Shiite or whatever. They are still all muslims who would like to see all non-muslims converted, enslaved or dead. Wake up everyone!! It’s Islam that is the real problem.

By: Sunnis in Iraq - Volconvo Debate Forums

Sunnis in Iraq - Volconvo Debate Forums — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:53:48 +0000

[...] Sunnis in Iraq They were hugely outnumbered, but they made a deal with the devil and now the bill�s come due. �Its not a good time to be a Sunni in Baghdad,� Abu Omar told me in a low voice� He was more despondent than angry. �We Sunni are to blame,� he said. �In my area some ignorant al-Qaida guys have been kidnapping poor Shia farmers, killing them and throwing their bodies in the river. I told them: �This is not jihad. You can�t kill all the Shia! This is wrong! The Shia militias are like rabid dogs – why provoke them?� � Then he said: �I am trying to talk to the Americans. I want to give them assurances that no one will attack them in our area if they stop the Shia militias from coming.� This man who had spent the last three years fighting the Americans was now willing to talk to them, not because he wanted to make peace but because he saw the Americans as the lesser of two evils. He was wrestling with the same dilemma as many Sunni insurgent leaders, beginning to doubt the wisdom of their alliance with al-Qaida extremists. That conversation happened in October; Abu Omar has long since disappeared, according to the author, but the second-guessing remains. A new local jihadi commander told him that U.S. troops are now allowed to pass through Sunni territory unharmed unless they have Iraqi army (i.e., Shiite) troops with them. �The jihad now is against the Shia, not the Americans,� he says. For the rest of the link… In hindsight, Sunni jihadis not sure killing Shiites was such a good idea; Update: Mahdi Army lowers its profile __________________ Remember that a government big enough to give you everything you want is also big enough to take away everything you have. Quote by Davy Crockett [...]

By: The Moderate Voice » Blog Archive » More Iraq

The Moderate Voice » Blog Archive » More Iraq — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 10:20:45 +0000

[...] Hot Air has an interesting post up on Iraq with links to quite some interesting articles. One of them (The Guardian): “Its not a good time to be a Sunni in Baghdad,” Abu Omar told me in a low voice. He had been on the Americans’ wanted list for three years but I had never seen him so anxious; he had trimmed his beard in the close-cropped Shia style and kept looking towards the door. His brother had been kidnapped a few days before, he told me, and he believed he was next on a Shia militia’s list. He had fled his home in the north of the city and was staying with relatives in a Sunni stronghold in west Baghdad. [...]

By: PRCalDude

PRCalDude — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 06:46:08 +0000

I see a great opportunity for the U.S. to widen the Sunni-Shia conflict to the benefit of everyone in the West. Sunni, Shia, they still hold to Surah 9:29.

By: Tim Burton

Tim Burton — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 06:07:57 +0000

Sounds like many of the peace treaties Muslims made with the Crusading Christians. When it was better to make peace with the Crusaders to increase the fighting with the other Islamic sect, there was peace made.

Personally, I’d just like to see us kick everyone’s arse.

By: Guardian

Guardian — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 06:05:10 +0000

In hindsight, Sunni jihadis not sure killing Shiites was such a good idea

When has anything done in the name of islam been a good idea?

By: Tony737

Tony737 — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 05:52:07 +0000

Mookie doesn’t want round 2. He knows he got his ass kicked last time. Mahdi “army”? pppffftt bitches.

By: drjohn

drjohn — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 05:38:14 +0000

I suspect Sadr sees his own obituary in the local paper with Bush’s back against the wall.

They should still kill him.

By: Dawnsblood

Dawnsblood — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 04:34:23 +0000

Sadr seems to want to wait the surge out….

He has ordered his men to stand down and blend in.Mahdi Army militia members have stopped wearing their black
uniforms, hidden their weapons and abandoned their checkpoints in an
apparent effort to lower their profile in Baghdad in advance of……

By: major john

major john — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 03:45:49 +0000

A problem for the Mahdi Army melting into the background is that they have maintained their hold by being visible, looking like they were in charge, etc. If a bunch of US and IA troops swoop in and stay for awhile – then folks living in those areas might start rethinking things a bit…it is a terrible balancing act for them. Our problem is staying long enough and clearing out their infrastructure and support set up. I’d lay small odds in our favor – if only becuase Iran might bark for action too soon.
Hey, who knows, maybe I’ll get to go over their this or next year and find out onh my own…guess I’d see how flippin’ smart my own predictions were, urk.

By: Secular Blasphemy

Secular Blasphemy — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 03:39:17 +0000

Shia militias and the Iraqi army…

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By: Blog-o-Fascists

Blog-o-Fascists — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 03:30:03 +0000

Claim: US Troops Surround Iranian Aircraft…

Riehl World View

Allah and Ace have a Baghdad tennis match going on. Read the back and forth at links.

As you noodle around the various points – add this into your thoughts, though I’m not even close to vouching for the source. On Thursday night The…

By: retired

retired — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 03:16:00 +0000

Maliki needs to have his f$$# head sawed off, hes prick too.. who must go just like the rotten scum Al Sadr.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 02:16:58 +0000

Seems to me the Iraqi army could draw them out, a large force camped outside of town perhaps, so we could airbomb the hell out of them.

By: Ace of Spades HQ

Ace of Spades HQ — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 01:51:38 +0000

Mahdi Army (Temporarily) Stands Down?…

True enough, they can always make trouble again the moment they decide to (or, rather, their Iranian masters order them to). But the fact that they’re abandoning their black masks, their weapons, and their anti-US checkpoints, apparently by order of…..

By: News2Use

News2Use — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 01:09:16 +0000

Mahdi Army militia members have stopped wearing their black uniforms, hidden their weapons and abandoned their checkpoints in an apparent effort to lower their profile in Baghdad in advance of the arrival of U.S. reinforcements.

Maybe the Kurds will still have a good idea who is who. Kurdish brigade trains to deploy in Baghdad

By: Stormy70

Stormy70 — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 00:15:44 +0000

Looking at the political situation in America, I would be consolidating my power, too. The Shia have been oppressed for years, so it is understandable they trust noone but themselves for protection. The Sunni have second thoughts because the Shia are now in a position to defend themselves. I have little sympathy for the Sunni Arabs at this point. Much like the Palis, they have blown it.

By: Troy Rasmussen

Troy Rasmussen — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:59:29 +0000

“The Prince” by Machiavelli. This little book holds so many answers to war. It’s brutal though, and our media probably couldn’t handle the jihadi carnage.

By: Capitalist Infidel

Capitalist Infidel — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:37:11 +0000

“I want to go back and play my PlayStation.”

I want you too, I’ve had enough of the weak country club Republicans.

By: Ace of Spades HQ

Ace of Spades HQ — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:34:20 +0000

Sunnis Now Looking For Americans For Protection From Vengeance-Seeking Shias…

I didn’t see this one coming. Oh wait, yes I did, I’ve been saying it for years: The Sunnis are attacking the only military force in Iraq protecting them from an ethnic cleansing that might turn into a full-blown genocide…….

By: EnochCain

EnochCain — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:34:06 +0000

“Oh sorry!,I thought you was somebody else!”

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:24:07 +0000

I’d rather go praying with a Sunni then driving with a Kennedy…

By: Verbal Abuse

Verbal Abuse — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:59:35 +0000

You mean provoking a group which outnumbers you two to one with wanton slaughter is a bad idea? That sounds like infidel talk to me…

Allah akbar!