BAGHDAD - The powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his militiamen on Sunday to redouble their battle to oust American forces and argued that Iraq's army and police should join him in defeating "your archenemy." The U.S. military announced the weekend deaths of 10 American soldiers, including six killed on Sunday.
Security remained so tenuous in the capital on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the U.S. capture of Baghdad that Iraq's military declared a 24-hour ban on all vehicles in the capital from 5 a.m. Monday. The government quickly reinstated Monday as a holiday, just a day after it had decreed that April 9 no longer would be a day off. [snip]
Lieberman is saying that Sadr's call to oust the Americans is proof that the surge is working. It's working so well that Iraq's most powerful cleric called for the targeting and ousting of the Americans. What am I missing here? Lieberman also pointed out that Sadr is calling for more sectarian violence but a unity in order oust the Americans--proof that the surge is working. WELL HEY NOW!!!! What a brilliant strategy for us to get them to stop fighting each other by turning on us! And, boy, is our plan working!! Just ask McCain walking down the streets of Baghdad by himself going shopping without fear. So here's two guys whose careers will be ruined when we start withdrawing.