Could U.S. Have Acted Differently To Prevent Recent Violence?
By Andrew Tully U.S. and other coalition forces in Iraq have long had to contend with bloody resistance from Saddam Hussein loyalists and other insurgents, much of it centered in the restive “Sunni Triangle” north and west of Baghdad. For the most part, there has been little trouble from Iraq’s Shi’a. But the arrest of an aide to the outspoken Shi’a cleric Muqtada al-Sadr led to a violent response by his followers over the weekend. Dozens of Iraqis and at least nine coalition soldiers have died in the clashes. Now, an arrest warrant has been issued for al-Sadr himself. Did the coalition wait too long to crack down on the cleric, or should it have cracked down at all? Washington, 6 April 2004 (RFE/RL) — As they have many times in the past, U.S. military officials say they have enough troops to maintain control in Iraq, but are also reportedly considering adding to the force if the current violence gets much worse. That report emerged yesterday from the Pentagon after weekend violence b
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