Well. Peace Iraqi-style anyway. And it was brokered by the Iranians of course.
Representatives of Muqtada al-Sadr - 50% firebrand Islamic cleric, 50% military strongman and 100% Shi’ite - inked a deal with representatives of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to end nearly 2 months of fighting involving Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. forces, Sadrists and other factions that has left hundreds dead in Sadr City.
It’s no wonder McCain gets confused! How does anyone keep the Shiites who are members of al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army, also known as Sadrists but who are now supposedly breaking away from the Mahdi Army to form their own militias that may or may not be supported by Iran separate from the Iraqi Security Forces separate from the Sunnis known as the “Sons of Iraq” who used to be aligned with al-Qaeda but who are now apparently aligned with the U.S. military and ostensibly the Iraqi government thanks to $10 per day but present problems for Prime Minister Maliki because they are Sunni and separate from the Iraqi Security Forces?
Bottom Line: There’s always enough money for war.
