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چایی ریخت روم! خدا خفت کنه!Khamenei to Sadr: Hay boy, I head you were zer zering behind my back.
Sadr: Your highness, I goh khordam.
No.....his look is always like thisLook at Sadr´s face.... it´s as if he has seen the angel of death
Time has also caught up with Sadr. Back then during the hey day of the 2nd Iraq war, Mahdi army was the main proxy Iran could use in Iraq(probably only Badr was the alternative), not anymore. Iran has built up alternatives to Al-Sadr, so he doesnt have the leverage he used to have. if he plays around, he will get burned.At the end of the day Sadr is independent and not tied to either side.
Nonetheless, he knows the Shiite power factions and how they work. So he has to walk a delicate balance between independence and not pissing off too many people.
It’s just like the Mafia was back in the day.
date of meeting, his place and arrangement of people, the whole picture is a message to Americans.
date of meeting, his place and arrangement of people, the whole picture is a message to Americans.
Time has also caught up with Sadr. Back then during the hey day of the 2nd Iraq war, Mahdi army was the main proxy Iran could use in Iraq(probably only Badr was the alternative), not anymore. Iran has built up alternatives to Al-Sadr, so he doesnt have the leverage he used to have. if he plays around, he will get burned.
For all practical purposes, Qom has already taken over Baghdad. Sistani holds religious supremacy power. Agreed, but power in our world today is based on money, men and guns. Even Sistani's fatwa that started PMU required Iranian weapons and military know how to be effective. If Sistani made that call and Iran didn't support, Iraqi govt would still be fighting ISIS all over Iraq today.Mahdi Army is still formidable as it’s drawn from the slums and forgotten of Baghdad.
Sadr still has power and as long as Sistani is Alive he will be a bulwark against Qom taking over Iraq.
Who supplies current Mahdi army with weapons, intelligence and training? pls dont give that lame excuse some people in denial use for Houthis- "they make their own weapons and train themselves". fat lie! Mahdi army is probably average capability militia right now,but probably have good #s of ground soldiers. pls dont live in history. Sadr's power stems from inheritance, but its mostly religious. He cant struggle successfully in Iraq against Iran and you and i know that.Mahdi Army is still formidable as it’s drawn from the slums and forgotten of Baghdad.
Sadr still has power and as long as Sistani is Alive he will be a bulwark against Qom taking over Iraq.