Sending a message to Shiite Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr......

and his Mahdi Army Militia......

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
We are here now! Disband your militia! They are not helpful!
signed.....
George W. Bush



1:15 a.m. March 10, 2006

BAGHDAD, Iraq – On a sandy field shrouded in a dust storm, the red flag of the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraq Army Division passed from American to Iraqi hands – and with it, control of one of Baghdad's most restive districts.
But while Iraq's new army now runs the optimistically named Forward Operating Base Hope, the question of who really controls the teeming Shiite ghetto beyond its gates is far from certain.

Col. Hussain Muhsein, commander of the 3rd Battalion, expressed confidence in his freshly trained and equipped men as they lined up in green camouflage and dark glasses for Thursday's ceremony.

“Iraqis know Iraqis,” Muhsein said. “We can handle the security inside Sadr City.”

After the handover, his soldiers raised their rifles in triumph, chanting: “Where is the terrorist today? We are ready to serve our country.”

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/iraq/20060310-0115-iraq-sadrcityhandover.html