tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post232495434874567702..comments2024-02-29T12:38:32.191-08:00Comments on MUSINGS ON IRAQ: Badr Organization A View Into Iraq’s Violent Past And PresentJoel Winghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-71826713214420182442015-01-26T11:19:32.666-08:002015-01-26T11:19:32.666-08:00Charlie Six suggest you read my interview with Jer...Charlie Six suggest you read my interview with Jerry Burke who was a U.S. adviser to the Interior Ministry during this time. <br /><br />http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2012/02/from-bad-to-worse-how-militias-moved.html<br /><br />The U.S. was fully aware of Badr elements being brought into the Ministry in 06 and considered an "Iraqi matter." There were attempts to arrest some Badr police elements as well but they were stopped by higher ups. The U.S. did raid one or two of its secret facility such as Jadriya, but that appeared to be individual initiative by U.S. commander and not coming from above. <br /><br />I think there was at least one case where Badr men tried to lead U.S. soldiers into an ambush but can't remember when or where off the top of my head. <br /><br />As for the Sadr vs Badr issue, ISCI was cooperating with the U.S. and had been since before the 03 invasion, while Sadr was an active opponent and his militia were and its breakaway groups were carrying out lots of attacks upon the Americans, which was why they got all the focus. Plus during the Surge the U.S. was trying to stop the sectarian fighting and the Sadrists were a main player in that. Badr was too, but within the security forces and the U.S. thought it could deal with those elements & reform them rather than have to fight them like the Mahdi Army. Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-48489810001572979662015-01-26T11:13:48.123-08:002015-01-26T11:13:48.123-08:00Joel, when the Badr elements inside the Ministry o...Joel, when the Badr elements inside the Ministry of Interior were going around killing people over the years, what did the US occupation forces do in response? I feel like I've been reading a lot about US forces opposing Sunni insurgents and Sadrist forces, but I never see anything about the US going after the Badr/Interior Ministry. Were there ever any clashes between the US and the Interior Ministry/Badr? <br /><br />Also when the US went after Sadr, it kind of sounds like the US was doing the Badr/Interior Ministry's dirty work to an extent, is that an unfair way of looking at it?<br /><br />I've seen a few interviews with Sunni senior politicians and others (such as from the Association of Muslim Scholars) where they praise Muqtada al-Sadr, so it seems like some Sunni leaders see Muqtada as greatly preferable over the Maliki/Badr types.. so it just makes me wonder if the US was shooting at the wrong people when they went after MuqtadaCharlie_Sixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588025770206918272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-21584994600908741192015-01-25T12:00:14.424-08:002015-01-25T12:00:14.424-08:00Incredible piece of information.
- OIF vetIncredible piece of information.<br /><br />- OIF vetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com