U.S. Now Second Most Powerful Tribe in Iraq
BY Herschel Smith
17 years, 11 months ago
And the ghosts of U.S. servicemen cry out … and haunt the memory of a nation who sent them off to war without what they needed to win.
In Options for Iraq, I mentioned something that might have come as a surprise to readers. The U.S. is under what is called by the U.N. Security Council a “security partnership
On December 6, 2006 at 1:28 am, Denis Murphy said:
Re this quote from the Times article: “Meanwhile, he (Sadr) continues to build his army with Iranian funding and weapons …”
It’s been my understanding, based on many sources that I can no longer remember, that Sadr is as anti-Iranian interference as he is anti-American occupation. It was Sadr people who demonstrated against Iran last June in Basra and partially burned down the Iranian consulate there. Has Sadr changed his position, or did the Times get it wrong, or did I get it wrong long ago? Anybody? — Denis