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May 23, 2004Good News From IraqThe New York Times is reporting that the al-Sadr militia forces have abandoned Karbala. The city is now being patrolled by Iraqi forces. U.S. Military Says Shiite Rebels Seem to Have Ceded Karbala
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Very good news. As of a few weeks ago -- the uprising in April -- my basic take on it is that the only path forward that might succeed involves a good bit of finesse. Immediately taking on Fallujah and the Sadr forces would produce a backlash. Failure to do so would produce de facto defeat. So we have to manage, somehow, to take them on in a way that's supported by other factions in Iraq. Seems like we've been doing that with some effectiveness in the south -- where the other Shi'ite factions have a parallel interest in getting rid of Sadr. Very sharp strategy. Posted by: William Swann at May 23, 2004 06:04 PM |
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