al-Sadr Leaves Iraqi Government

American Voices • World • iraq • government • ISSUE 43•16 • Apr 17, 2007

Radical Shiite cleric and militia leader Moqtada al-Sadr announced that he is withdrawing six of his ministers from the Iraqi cabinet. What do you think?

“Oh, man, you should never quit a government job. Now they're all going to have to pay for their own insurance.”
Shannon Goodweiller –
Cobbler
“Eliminating Iraq's Violent Insurgence branch is going to totally throw off Iraq's complex system of checks and balances.”
Julie Dobbs –
Tennis Pro
“Yikes. Things might just be quickly falling apart in Iraq.”
Chip Cramden –
Stock Analyst

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