"I have failed to liberate Iraq, and transform its society into an Islamic society."
— Moqtada al-Sadr, Asharq Al Awsat newspaper, March 8, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
The Rise and Fall of Moqtada al-Sadr
"I have failed to liberate Iraq, and transform its society into an Islamic society."
— Moqtada al-Sadr, Asharq Al Awsat newspaper, March 8, 2008
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As the International Crisis Group concluded, one "net effect" of the surge "was to leave the Sadrist movement increasingly exposed, more and more criticized and divided, and subject to arrest."
Other factors also contributed to Sadr's marginalization. But the increased security provided by more U.S. forces was essential in removing an underlying rationale for the Sadrist movement. Newsweek's 2006 profile had predicted that "the longer the American occupation lasts, the less popular America gets -- and the more popular Sadr and his ilk become." But as a recent ABC News poll of Iraqis makes clear, Shiite support for local militias has plummeted over the past year. The full implementation of the surge helped weaken Sadr, not make him more popular.
Seethe, Pepe, seethe.
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