Shiite Leader Sistani Threatens Intifada Against U.S.

[Emillereid]

I hope this isn't a dupe, but I haven't seen this story at DU. We may be in some serious Doo-Doo with our plans to have bases in Iraq for decades. 

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5757.htm

Foreign News Services

02/21/04: Iraqi Shiite Leader Seyyid Ali Al-Sistani yesterday warned that he would call for an intifada (uprising) if American soldiers stayed in Iraq after the handover of power on June 30, 2004. He also insisted that there should be a significant role for the Shiite in the future administration of the country, as they make up the majority of the population.

Sistani spoke to the German magazine Der Spiegel and said: "The U.S. presence in Iraq should not be prolonged. The Iraqi public knows how to act. If the U.S. presence is drawn out longer than necessary, I will call for an intifada." The necessary posters reportedly have already been printed and are awaiting distribution to every corner of the country. 

Sostani's comments come in the wake of Commander of the Coalition Ground Forces in Iraq, Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez's statement on Wednesday that American troops might continue their deployment in Iraq for years to come and U.S.-Appointed Administrator to Iraq Paul Bremer's request yesterday that coalition members to maintain a presence in Iraq until the end of December 2005. ....

[Loonman]

1. Greeeeat!

Thanks Dubya, you idiot.

[jab105]

2. More than just bad...

let's all hope that doesnt happen...ugh!!

[GainesT1958]

3. Just imagine...our troops caught up in a full-scale Intifada in Iraq...

As if not much more could go wrong for them in that "Iraqmire"! :mad:

The ONLY good thing to come out of such a disaster would be, of course, that it would definitely spell the END for Dub's White House squattage, once and for all...but that's about it! x(

If THIS goes down, no amount of standing at Ground Zero could bring Dub out of such a political abyss...the LIAR-in-Chief would get his due, but what about the 3000 lives lost on Sept 11, 2001, and the over-500 lives lost due to his LYING about Iraq?! :grr:

B-)

[Emillereid]

5. I wonder if they'll accuse the Shiites of being al quaeda foreigners --

I mean after all Sistani is Iranian. The neo-crazies didn't go all this way to be flipped off and blackmailed by some Shiite cleric. The plan was not only to secure the oil but to secure some 'forward' bases in Iraq. Will this just give them the excuse they need to go after Iran. I don't think they want order in Iraq or elsewhere in the middle east-- they want it to look stable for the American electorate before November, but afterwards I'm sure they'll welcome a complete meltdown.

[xchrom]

4. oh brother

bush is an idiot -- can you imagine him trying to figure what the hell an intifada was?