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Al Sadr & Iran
By Micah Halpern

Friday June 8, 2007

I've Been Thinking:

The religious guru Muqtada al-Sadr, an Iraqi Shiite, made an interesting comment on Thursday's Iraqi State TV.

He said: that he has "friendship and good relations" with Iran.
He said: "I must maintain friendship and good relations with Iran but nothing else." "
So, what does "nothing else" mean? It means that he rejects the influence and intimidation Iran is trying to exert on Iraq.

This is very important.
Al Sadr has been in hiding for the past 4 months.
Al Sadr emerged specifically to deliver a veiled threat against Iran.

Al Sadr has addressed some of the big fears and unanswered questions:
Will Iran and Iranian Shiite leadership impose their agenda on the Iraqi Shiites? Will Iraqis reject that pressure?

Al Sadr's comments may be an important indicator of Iraq's future.
But the question remains:
Al Sadr talks the talk but does he have the strength and power to walk the walk.

4 June 2017 12:14 PM in Thoughts


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