Wednesday, February 14, 2007

He'll watch it all on TV

Preditably, Powerline's "Hindrocket" declares an initial victory for the Surge --

Moqtada al Sadr has bolted to Iran, apparently because he fears for his safety as more American troops pour into Baghdad. Sadr reportedly took the top command of his "Mahdi army" with him to Tehran.

Two reactions. First, al-Sadr's militia had no role in the major bombings in Baghdad, the targets being Shiite areas and the bombers facilitated by the absence of the militias. And second, that's quite a security cordon they've got around Baghdad and on traffic between Iran and Iraq.

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