Omar at Iraq the Model wonders why American generals in Iraq seem to want to tiptoe around Mookie–who has recently come out in strong support of his master Iran’s other protege, Hezbollah–simply because he has a constituency:
"Saddam enjoyed the same, if not more, popularity than Sadr does today (yes, Saddam was popular among more or less a million Iraqis not to mention popularity among other Arabs) and the same applies to Nesrallah, Ahmedinejad and Bin Laden who have millions of supporters among Arabs and Muslims, however we didn’t find it difficult to "demonize" them, right? I mean should we allow the bad guys to grow more powerful just because they are popular?! This is totally absurd…
"Will you stand with those who believe you came to help them, or will you let Iran remain free to push Iraq to doom?"
Indeed, since the long-feared civil war in Iraq seems not to be in the future, as the generals are telling Congress, but already underway, according to some field- and a few company-grade Army officers patrolling Baghdad and environs.
Colonel Brian Jones, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division from Fort Hood, disagrees, says it’s more complex than that, in wide-ranging briefing Friday at the link.
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