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Not so parenthetically, a

jollyroger — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 08:53:59 +0000

In reply to Ya Moqtada! A young gun comes of age.

Not so parenthetically, a week ago or so, he pulled his militia out of the streets where they wee protecting the post Suleimani anti-Iran demonstrators, which quickly brought out the local auxiliary quds forces...

Iraq Police Crack Down on Protests as Influential Cleric Withdraws Support

Security forces took back bridges and squares in Baghdad and Basra after the prominent Shiite cleric, Moktada al-Sadr, said he would no longer intervene on protesters’ behalf.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/25/world/middleeast/iraq-protests-Sadr.html

It is hard to overstate how Trump has bought himself a total clusterfuck for no good reason. Muqtada has been working towards an Iraq uninfested with Americans for almost 20 years.

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jollyroger — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 08:46:35 +0000

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Ya Muqtada!

I don't know for sure that this is his work, but I sure hope so...

"This is the first time the U.S. Embassy compound has been hit directly in years."

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rockets-hit-us-embassy-compound-baghdad-...

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Yeah, this is interesting.

artappraiser — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:43:38 +0000

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Yeah, this is interesting.

The only constant is change.

Having had decades to watch some true charismatic leaders, though, I noticed that if they don't temper with age, and try to work coalitions, it doesn't end pretty. Because: things change. Compare like: Chavez.

But then many young people in Iraq probably think Moqtada a boring old fart who doesn't get it.