Re: [Marxism] Confusion about Israeli leak on Bush "plan" to attack Iran

[Eli Stephens <elishastephens@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fred raises an interesting question, probably unintentionally:

"Note that the Sadr army is again
retreating without much fighting before the Iraqi army -- without US troops
-- in Sadr city."

I read the news reports carefully because I was thinking about blogging on this 
very subject but haven't yet done the complete research. The stories I read 
talked about being "accompanied by U.S. forces" and also talked about the use 
of 
"tanks." Now, as far as I know, the U.S. hasn't yet turned over any tanks to 
the 
Iraqi Army, but I'm not sure about that. My sneaking suspicion, definitely 
unconfirmed, is that U.S. Army-driven tanks were at the very heart of this 
"occupation" of Sadr City.

Which, by the way, is not to say that al Sadr didn't actually withhold 
resistance under the influence of Iran, as Fred suggests - I tend to think 
that's true. But I also know for a fact that every time the initial press 
reports are designed to make us think the "Iraqi troops" accomplished some 
task, 
the truth which comes out later is that that is far from the case.


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