Fanta,

Aren't you curious on what the 'boots on the ground' think of all this?

About what?

I think the troops could tell you things. Like what kind of shoes, what they eat, what kind of weapons the enemy uses, what time traffic begins to pick up in the mornings, what streets are the most dangerous, and yes, who are the most effective fighters the Mahdi Army or the new American backed Iraqi Army!

As far as the politics, I believe they only know what they are told and they do their job accordingly! As far as the politics go, you could get a more unbiased reaction from Lindy!

Fanta,

About what just happened in Basra.

But I suppose they don't always know the whole story, but they sometimes see and hear things we don't.

I wouldn't exactly call Lindyy unbiased.

I wouldn't exactly call Lindyy unbiased.
Noooooooo

I would like to hear from them what happened in Basra.
Not the politics, but the Iraqi troop performance would be interesting to hear!

i hope you are right

Guess you didn't read the whole article because there is a lot of info on cleaning up Sadr.

Iraqi forces will battle militiamen in Sadr City relentlessly until the sprawling Shiite district of east Baghdad has been cleared of gunmen, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh vowed on Sunday. “We will continue until we secure Sadr City. We will not come out, we will not give up until the people of Sadr City have a normal life,” Dabbagh told AFP. “(The security forces) will do what they have to do to secure the area. I can’t tell you how many days or how many months but they will not come out until they have secured Sadr City.” Raging battles between US and Iraqi forces and Mahdi Army militiamen loyal to radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have killed around 80 people in the impoverished township since Sunday last week, and the army has warned the streets are littered with booby-traps laid by gunmen.

The township is still under partial curfew and residents reported sporadic gunfire on Sunday, although the heavy battles of the past few days have eased. Dabbagh told a news conference that the security forces were not specifically targeting the Mahdi Army in its nationwide crackdown on militiamen, which began in the southern port city of Basra on March 25. “The government doesn’t send its forces after any political bloc,” he said. “Anyone who is carrying a weapon illegally will be prosecuted. It is not dependent on their political persuasion, whether they be in the Sadrist trend or any other bloc.” US military spokesman Rear Admiral Patrick Driscoll told the joint news conference that those being targeted are “individuals who illegally carry weapons and launch attacks on law-abiding citizens and security forces.” Driscoll said that operations against “illegally armed gangs, extortion groups and other criminals” are continuing in Basra.