Tag Archives: Sadr

Because Aren’t All Insurgencies the Same?

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Joshua Foust

Bret Stephens of the Wall Street Journal is a frustrating columnist. In April he made the head scratching argument that Khost province in Afghanistan, which has, along with the rest of RC-East, experienced a 36% jump in insurgent attacks over … Continue reading →

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al Sadr at Odds With Own Family

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Keith_Indy

Interesting if true… Alseyed Josef Alsadar a member of the honored Sadar family wrote a letter to Alrafedain news which said: ‘Muqtada Alsadar has tainted the reputation of this respected family, and the family disowns Muqtada. We are as innocent … Continue reading →

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Political Progress in Iraq

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Keith_Indy

This will be good news if it happens… http://hotair.com/archives/2008/04/07/sadrs-political-universe-continues-to-shrink/ Iraq’s major Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish parties have closed ranks to force anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to disband his Mahdi Army militia or leave politics, lawmakers and officials involved in the … Continue reading →

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Uncertain Future of Iraq

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Keith_Indy

Fred and Kimberly Kagan have a decent analysis of what we do and don’t know about the situation in Iraq. Just the highlights (as I see them) Do Know * The legitimate Government of Iraq and its legally-constituted security forces … Continue reading →

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Operation Lost Cause

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Keith_Indy

Let’s see, the Mahdi Army is in retreat, and the ISF is continuing operations, and sending reinforcements. Isn’t it OBVIOUS that Maliki is loosing. Update – This puts things into perspective… Mission accomplished has been duly declared, although the JAM … Continue reading →

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