Comments on: Sadr’s Triumphant Surrender

By: The Razor » Blog Archive » Vindication

The Razor » Blog Archive » Vindication — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:41:51 +0000

[...] the end the contrast between the two became laughable – as Dave Price regularly pointed out the MSM’s often breathless reports of Moqtada al-Sadr’s (aka “Mookie”) [...]

By: Most Powerful Man In Iraq Not So Powerful, Actually — Dean’s World

Most Powerful Man In Iraq Not So Powerful, Actually — Dean’s World — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:41:52 +0000

[...] even asÂ late as the last week ofÂ April 2008.Â Ongoing attempts toÂ justifyÂ this assertion became increasingly hilarious, and finallyÂ today even the Grey Lady admits it’s just not true, at least not [...]

By: Sadr Surrenders, MSM Declares Him Victor — Dean’s World

Sadr Surrenders, MSM Declares Him Victor — Dean’s World — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:41:46 +0000

[...] And I’m beginning to discern a pattern here. [...]

By: Idkal » Blog Archive » Media darling and Iranian puppet…

Idkal » Blog Archive » Media darling and Iranian puppet… — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:29:23 +0000

[...] World : Sadrâ€™s Triumphant Surrender The media appear to be unanimous: by getting his butt kicked, surrendering control of Basra, and [...]

By: CARNIVAL OF THE INSANITIES « Avid Editor’s Insights

CARNIVAL OF THE INSANITIES « Avid Editor’s Insights — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:19:57 +0000

[...] The bad guys come out to die. A triumphant surrender? Remind us again who’s losing? Media scorekeeping leaves something to be desired. Don’t [...]

By: trrll

trrll — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:04:11 +0000

Surrender would be Sadr’s men turning over their weapons and Sadr going to jail. By making a cease-fire on his own terms, while retaining his freedom, weapons, and personal army, Sadr sets himself up as equal to Maliki in status. It is hard to imagine what better outcome Sadr could have hoped for. Sadr surely never imagined that his army had the manpower to take over the country, so it is likely that Sadr agreed to the cease-fire because he had achieved his objective–a demonstration that Maliki does not have the power to crush him. Sadr’s long-term goal is clearly to set himself as somebody who has to be negotiated with, with the goal of increasing his influence in the inevitable eventuality that the US begins to draw down its forces. Or maybe he’ll run for President of Iraq himself. After all, if Hezbollah could win in Palestine….

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Stunning victory achieved in Basra, or possibly stunning defeat

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:50:41 +0000

[...] those tea leaves to your liking, read Nibras Kazimi (“Maliki won, pure and simple”) or Dave Price (“Good God, the guy surrendered”) for the “total victory” interpretation. [...]

By: The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Interpreting the Events In Basra

The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Interpreting the Events In Basra — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:55:03 +0000

[...] going on in Iraq, largely in the absence of hard facts about the actual events and circumstances. Some see the operations there as the Iraqi government cracking down on anti-government forces lead by Moqtada al-Sadr. [...]

By: Snippet

Snippet — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:28:38 +0000

CC,

I think those eco-terrorists are actually lumber barons.

Everytime one of those big houses gets burned down, LOTS of lumber will be purchased to rebuild them.

Tricksy ones, they is.

Very, very tricksy.

By: Kristian H

Kristian H — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:04:19 +0000

Well, several on the right predicted a Tet (Media) Offensive this spring. Is this it? Kristian H's last blog post..Deleting spam autmatically (Postfix + Spamassasin)