I thought the Mhadis were Sadrists.

If I were either I would support the Iraq government by giving them and the US forces any information I could to stop the people that are doing the killing and mayhem. Note that since the surge, tips off are way up, even from Sunnis in the bad areas.

It reminds me of the gangs, pimps and drug dealers taking over some parts of cities and communities. The police cannot fight it all by themselves, the people have to take part.

Unfortunately some people think it is the job of the government to do evrything and the citizens do not have to do anything but complain about the government.

Over in another thread I attributed a statement that the violence would end in two weeks after the US left Iraq to you but actually you said you did not think it would end in two weeks. I was thinking of what the Iraqi said in a story you referred to. He said it would be sorted out in a week or two. I also read something where a Sunni woman said it would be sorted out in two weeks.

The only way it could I can see it being sorted out in two weeks is if there is some kind of genocide like Rwanda where the Sunnis and al Qaeda exterminate the Shia or vice versa.

I find it strange that there are Sunni Kurds in the north who mostly seem to be satisfied with the status quo.