LMAO! PLEASE explain a bit further on the "inefectiveness of the iraqi army". There were 100,000 that went to Basrah and there were what 1,500 military and police that were shit canned. Not to damn bad for a new army fighting it's own people. By the way, sounds like the streets of Basrah are a bit tamed down these days.

Al-Sadr is driving his party right out of the political arena and the hearts of the Iraqis. They're sick of this crap and if you recall, Sistani isn't a big fan of his either.

Keep up the bad faith though.....:thumbsup:

Have a good one!:s4:
Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on . Washington, al-Maliki and the Militias By RON JACOBS Recently, the Green Zone parliament in Baghdad drafted a law that would forbid any political party that has an armed wing from participating in the upcoming regional elections in Iraq. This law comes on the heels of an announcement by the Green Zone leader al-Maliki stating very similar terms. The obvious target of this law are the forces behind al-Sadr known as the Mehdi Army. Other factions in Iraqi politics that might be affected include the various Sunni groups that Rating: 5