Originally posted by EastCoastKid
Because of the ineptitude of Rumsfeld and his goons, in the way they've handled everything from top to bottom, beginning till now, al-Sadr is already a force to be reckoned with. At least al-Sistani is back. He's the star of the show, not Allawi.
The thing is, for all we know, the two of them are playing good cop bad cop, and Sistani is now the 'good guy.' Together they can further their goals. Politics and plans and are not alien whatsoever to Arabs.

