This BBC News article reports that Moqtada al Sadr is threatening open war against the government of Iraq, which has ordered a series of offensives to subdue the Mahdi Army militias. The Iraqi government has taken control of Basra, which had been overrun by al Sadr’s forces, despite a cease fire declared since August.
Now, after suffering battle losses, Moqtada al Sadr is threatening open war. The Iraqi government should say “Good! Bring it on.” Open war is more honest than initiating violence under the guise of a cease fire.
