Friends,
Same fight, different paper. This is from the Washington Post.
Rev O
"Politicians and analysts said that the Basra offensiveis a risky gamble by Maliki. Failure could strengthen the militias, increase Iran's ability to influence events in Iraq and lead to more reliance on the United States to bolster the central government. That, in turn, could slow U.S. troop withdrawals.
"This fight is another potential turning point," said John McCreary, a former Defense Intelligence Agency analyst. "If Maliki does not win in Basra, he will not win anywhere and instability will increase. If he stabilizes Basra, he gets the chance to repeat his success in another town."
Sadr Followers Protest Security Crackdown BAGHDAD, March 27 -- Supporters of hardline cleric Moqtada al-Sadr poured into the streets of the Iraqi capital on Thursday to protest an ongoing security crackdown against Sadr's militia, while fighting continued in the southern city of Basra and new rocket attacks struck near the U.S. Embassy.
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