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US vows to wipe out cleric's army

  • 12-04-2004 5:32pm
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    flogen
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    (just incase anyone is wondering, I have deleted the "Todays News" sticky so that people can post single story threads, and discuss the news contained in them, having a number of stories bunch together that gets updated every day doesnt really leave any room for discussion).

    anyway:

    The US military in Iraq has vowed to "destroy" the militia which backs a radical Shia cleric responsible for much of the latest wave of violence.
    US-led forces are conducting operations against Moqtada Sadr's Mehdi Army, said US military spokesman Mark Kimmitt.
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3607177.stm

    seems as though the US is caught between a rock and a hard place, although Im not sure if I agree with the above decision. If they try and crack down on the group, they are likely to lose even more of the peoples support in Iraq, if they dont, they are at risk of being overwhelmed if the let the extremists carry on.
    Saying that, they need to strike a balance between ensuring extremist groups such as Al-Quaida dont get a hold of Iraq, and silencing all opposition to them, Its a fact of politics that you will be met with opposition so its best not to censor it.

    Flogen


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