al-Sadr Leaves Iraqi Government

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al-Sadr Leaves Iraqi Government

April 17, 2007 | ISSUE 43•16

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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