HA HA Ron,

Ask Bobert about the "heads on sticks" and the 3,000 Patriot missiles.

Take a look at Anbar Province Ron - Heart of the "Sunni Triangle" - local tribal leaders HAVE changed their minds about support for the insurgency and are now backing the Government - Just like I said they would do.

A senior political aide to Mr Sadr, Abd al-Mahdi al-Mutairi, told the BBC how the cleric's organisation was now seeking a compromise with moderate Sunnis. He said Sadrist representatives met a group called the Anbar Awakening Council with the aim of preventing "sectarian sedition".

Abd al-Mahdi al-Mutairi said, "We signed with them a pledge charter which we hope will be the nucleus of future agreements with other brothers, whether Sunni, Kurdish or otherwise."

Now as far as his "Chain of Command" goes Ron (Look it up) Davies, lets just see what happens. Once upon a time in the dim and distant past I seem to recall that you thought Al-Sadr had considerable influence, more influence than Al-Sistani the most senior cleric in Iraq, of course he didn't but it illustrates your grasp of the realities. Now then Ron care to explain how influence can be exerted without some form of organisation to implement the desired course of action within the rank and file members of the Mehdi Army.

While I do have some relevant experience Ron it would appear you have damn all. Just an observation Ron, but I have noticed that the "personal attack" content of your posts increasingly outweighs your attempts to inject anything of note or substance to the debate.