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(CBS/AP) Tens of thousands draped themselves in Iraqi flags and marched peacefully through the streets of two Shiite holy cities Monday to mark the fourth anniversary of Baghdad's fall. Demonstrators were flanked by two cordons of police as they called for U.S. forces to leave, shouting "Get out, get out occupier!"

Security was tight across Iraq, with a 24-hour ban on all vehicles in Baghdad starting from 5 a.m. Monday. The government quickly reinstated the day as a holiday, rescinding its weekend order that had decreed that April 9 no longer would be a day off.

The Najaf rally was ordered by Muqtada al-Sadr, the powerful Shiite cleric who a day earlier issued a statement ordering his militiamen to redouble their battle to oust American forces, and argued that Iraq's army and police should join him in defeating "your archenemy."
Looks like we've won the hearts and minds of the Iraqis eh., Hey, P4B is this what your talking about when you champion all the good we've done in Iraq? Oh thats right, it was only the shia, 80% of the population.
LMAO! 80%? SPIN, SPIN, SPIN........The Shiite consist of 60% and by the numbers it doesn't look like they all quite made it to the piss fest.

Next, this showed the country that the could actually have such a demonstration without the fear of Saddams thugs coming in killing off half the bunch.

Al-Sadr's comment: "and argued that Iraq's army and police should join him in defeating "your archenemy." LOL...at the current time they Iraqi Army along with U.S. forces are cleaning his army out of the streets of Bagdad not to mention other places. But yet with these words it seems that the surge is still going strong against his force and that the RECOGNIZED government troops aren't dropping their guns.

All and all, I'd say this is a sign of progress.........a peaceful demonstration and a radical cleric that clearly isn't winning the hearts of the moderate Shiite in Iraq. :thumbsup:

Keep the good news coming and as always.........

Have good one!:s4: