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Abandoning An American Soldier

Tags: Andrew Sullivan + Soldier + Baghdad + Iraq + Shiite militia

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Posted by MarcoPolo 2 years 1 month ago; via time.blogs.com/daily_dish...

Andrew Sullivan writes: The commander-in-chief has abandoned an American soldier to the tender mercies of a Shiite militia. Yes, there are nuances here, and the NYT fleshes out the story today. But the essential fact is clear. In a showdown for control of Baghdad, the Iraqi prime minister took orders from Moqtada al-Sadr, and instructed the U.S. military to withdraw from Sadr City. The American forces were trying both to stabilize the city but also to find a missing American serviceman. He is still missing. Money quote from the WaPo:
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