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al-Sadr Pulls Followers From Iraqi Cabinet
When I saw the headline on Foxnews as "al-Sadr orders 6 cabinet ministers to quit," I immediately jumped to the conclusion that this guy is out of control. Although al-Sadr is out of control, these resignations may actually be good for Iraq. Here's a clip:
Radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his followers to withdraw from Iraq's coalition government on Monday, the head of his parliamentary bloc said.
With this first paragraph it becomes evident that the six ministers in question were al-Sadr puppets.
The piece goes on to explain that the reason given was to make way for more "independents" who will "represent" the people. One can only hope that that will be the end result of these resignations and who replaces them.
Al-Sadr, who wields tremendous power among Iraq's majority Shiites, has been upset about recent arrests of his Mahdi Army fighters in the U.S.-led Baghdad security crackdown. He and his followers have also criticized al-Maliki for failing to back calls for a timetable for U.S. troops to leave the country.
If al-Sadr is truly serious about ending U.S. involvement in Iraq, and dislikes having his terrorist followers arrested, then he should A) get rid of the terrorists in his midst; B) throw his full support to achieving a free and democratic government in Iraq; C) disband his militia.
Instead, al-Sadr continues to take a confrontational role, and maintains an armed "militia" of terrorists and murdering death squads.
It is clear to me that the reason al-Sadr wants the U.S. out of Iraq is so that he can become the next tyrant in Iraq.
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