Well folks. The Iraqi army is invading Basra, the Green Zone has been attacked, a curfew is being imposed, and it appears as though the Mahdi Army has awakened.

Discuss.

[url]http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=4535114&page=1[/url]
[url]http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080327/D8VLVBPO0.html[/url]
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[url]http://www.democracynow.org/2006/2/24/baghdad_imposes_daytime_curfew_as_violence[/url]
[url]http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/26/iraq.military[/url]

I don't predict much good coming from this. I believe the Iraqi army is firmly under the control of the coalition, but the police is heavily infilitrated by sectarian intrests. So, Basra cannot be secured as long as those conditions remain.

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Basra_%282008%29[/url]