Analysis Iraq could meltdown into a Beruit Lebanon on steroids.

alfredo

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Thu Mar-27-08 12:52 PM
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Analysis Iraq could meltdown into a Beruit Lebanon on steroids.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/27/basra.analysis/index.html

"What worries me the most is all of the good work that we've done with the surge, spreading higher levels of security throughout Iraq, the people slowly gaining confidence in their own security forces -- that could all break down," Sheppard said.

"It could all break down because of Basra, it could break down because al-Sadr basically ends the truce and fighting starts all over the country in the Shia areas.

"This is very, very serious and it could all go wrong for the United States as we try to extricate ourselves. It could go wrong in many, many ways and cause everything to come apart there."

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Wizard777

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Thu Mar-27-08 01:01 PM
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1. It's about to come to a head in Basra.

Al Sadr is about to go head to head with the Iraqi Government. This is going to get whole lot worse before it gets any better.

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alfredo

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Thu Mar-27-08 01:28 PM
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2. The surge just delayed it a bit, but not long enough to help McCain.

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