Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Shias call for US-led troops to leave Iraq

[TAE]

Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Shias have demonstrated in the holy city of Najaf, calling for US-led troops to leave Iraq.

The protesters were responding to an appeal by cleric Moqtada Sadr, who branded US forces "your arch enemy" in a statement.

The demonstration marks four years since US troops entered Baghdad and ended the rule of Saddam Hussein.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6537861.stm

I think it's really high time we seriously thought about getting out of there.

The US military praised the peaceful nature of the protest.

I bet they did.

 

[moono]

It won't be peaceful if they manage to covertly assassinate Al-Sadr.

BBC News reported that up to 1 million Shias were expected to take to the streets in Najaf.

Yesterday thousands of residents in Baghdad's largest Shia slum, Sadr City, boarded buses and minivans bound for Najaf for today's rally, which was choreographed to mark the fourth anniversary of Baghdad's fall.

Leaflets fluttered through the breeze reading: "Yes, Yes to Iraq" and "Yes, Yes to Moqtada. Occupiers should leave Iraq."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2053175,00.html

The 'war' is lost.

 

[London_Calling]

I found this almost current survey of Iraqi sentiment very interesting <pdf alert !>, Q25-Q28 are partic relevant to this thread, but the whole survey is instructive.

Obviously taken with a pinch of salt, but not nec too much, imo.


Well worth strolling through.