Al-Sadr, the Wanker of Iraq is talking smack again:
The firebrand Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr said on today that Iraqis would not “sit by with folded hands” while Israel struck at Lebanon, signaling a possible increase in attacks from his mercurial militia, the Mahdi Army.
Mr. Sadr made it clear in a written statement that he considered the United States culpable in the conflict unfolding in Lebanon, since America is the largest foreign ally of Israel. Mr. Sadr’s incitement, which was repeated at his mosques across Iraq during Friday prayers, could ignite further attacks against American troops here. Tensions have been rising in recent weeks between the American military and the Mahdi Army, with American forces carrying out raids against Mahdi hideouts and arresting senior leaders.
But it doesn't stop with him. The head of Hezbollah, a group I was heretofore willing to give some small benefit of doubt has jumped in with both feet:
Sheikh Nasrallah threatened Israel, saying: "You wanted an open war and we are ready for an open war."
The Hezbollah leader promised "war on every level". He said the Israeli coastal city of Haifa would come under attack, "and believe me, even beyond Haifa".
So there it is. Now is the time for good old-fashioned pacification. I can only hope that the militants of the region are willing to fight to the death, until they are too depleted to resist.
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