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April 16, 2008

Iraqi Unit Flees Post, Despite American's Pleas

By Gregg Gordon

Maybe the message the Iraqis are trying to send is that they don't want a civil war, no matter how much it fits George Bush's and John McCain's political agenda. "Every house in Sadr City probably has one of their sons in the Mahdi Army," said an Iraqi major. "So it is hard to convince people to believe in the Iraqi Army." So they left, taking a truckload of furniture with them.

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Maybe the message the Iraqis are trying to send is that they don't want a civil war, no matter how much it fits George Bush's and John McCain's political agenda. "Every house in Sadr City probably has one of their sons in the Mahdi Army," said an Iraqi major. "So it is hard to convince people to believe in the Iraqi Army." So they left, taking a truckload of furniture with them.

Authors Bio:
Gregg Gordon is a writer, musician, activist, and otherwise ne'er-do-well in Columbus, Ohio.


"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little." - Edmund Burke

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