sadr
what's the single deadliest threat facing us troops in iraq? roadside bombs made in iran placed by shiite militias. what happened at the end of august? that al sadr guy declared a surprise unilateral cease fire. what happened? us troops deaths plummeted. and? bush claimed his surge is working. hmm... maybe indirectly. i explain: perhaps sadr was so afraid those 30k troops were coming after him he decided to be good for a while. or maybe he realized his promotion of sectarian violence was going to rip his country apart. and then the invaders would win. we're two plus months into a six month cease fire. we'll see what happens in march.