Let's take a look at the facts Ron


1) Propaganda campaign-- never existed, figment of your imagination, which in over a year of pathetic attempts you have been unable to convince anyone apart from your fellow travellers that it ever existed.

2) Negotiations--Oh Ron the Iraqi Government has got people to negotiate with to draw the insurection to a close. On the other hand the US has got nobody to negotiate with to draw their "war on terror" to a close.


3) Sunnis--Your take on things IIRC was that the predominantly Shia Government of Iraq were going to keep all oil revenues for themselves and starve the Sunni minority of investment capital for reconstruction. Malaki's Government didn't do that, did they? That is why the Sunni's are now willing to talk to the Government, they also have finally figured out that the insurgency is leading them nowhere apart from assued destruction.

4) the "chain of command" of Sadr's "army". I sincerely hope that you are right on this one, it will make them easier to dust up. By the bye Ron, which Shia Leader was it that bolted for Iran again? Al-Sistani or Sadr? Sadr's Mehdi Army might be breaking up, those under Al-Sistani's influence however are not. You were the one who previously claimed that Sistani was entirely without influence didn't you Ron.