It never ceases to amaze me how some people can simplify the complexity of the entire Iraq situation into "George Bush is a dumbass". The manipulation of Iraqi internal affairs by Muqtada al Sadr and his Mahdi Army are at the heart of the current battle in Basra. The concept of the pulling out of coalition troops enabling al Sadr and the Sunnis to make nice and settle their differences equitably would be laughable if not tragic, Bush's stupidity aside.