Muqtada leads the only real mass movement in Iraq. It's a mass movement of the Shia, who are 60% of the population, and of poor Shia-and most Shia are poor. Otherwise the place is full of sort of self-declared leaders, many of whom spend most of their time outside Iraq. You know, if you want to meet a lot of Iraqi leaders, the best places are the hotels in Amman or in London. In general the govt is amazingly unpopular. |
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