How ignorant are the Iraqis who are following this al-Sadr guy to their deaths? It's rare that we get to use this word and actually mean it, but these people are being slaughtered. All praise be to Allah!

U.S.: 300 Militants Killed in Two Days

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Coalition forces battled militiamen loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in several Iraqi cities Friday, saying they killed about 300 militants in Najaf over two days of fighting. Battles in other Shiite areas of the country have killed dozens more, according to Iraqi authorities.

The death toll among the anti-coalition fighters was among the largest in a single continuing engagement since the end of the war to oust Saddam Hussein last year.

Hmmm, the AP is using the terms "end of the war" which happened "last year". Would that have been around "Mission Accomplished" time?