My Way - News : "Bush made the comments after fresh clashes between U.S.-led forces and Shi'ite Muslim militiamen loyal to al-Sadr in the holy city of Kerbala and at Kufa, killing 15 fighters, the U.S. military said.
But after a month of confrontation, there are growing signs fellow Iraqis may solve Washington's problem with Sadr themselves.
Apparently growing impatient with the cleric, a host of leading Shi'ite politicians met on Tuesday to demand that he move his force out of Kerbala and the nearby holy city of Najaf.
'We will deal with his militias, as will the Iraqi forces deal with these militias,' Bush said.
'Militias are people who are willing to kill, intimidate and try to take matters into their own hands, which is not the way democracy functions. Free societies do not allow thugs to roam streets and hold people hostage to their whims,' he added. "
But after a month of confrontation, there are growing signs fellow Iraqis may solve Washington's problem with Sadr themselves.
Apparently growing impatient with the cleric, a host of leading Shi'ite politicians met on Tuesday to demand that he move his force out of Kerbala and the nearby holy city of Najaf.
'We will deal with his militias, as will the Iraqi forces deal with these militias,' Bush said.
'Militias are people who are willing to kill, intimidate and try to take matters into their own hands, which is not the way democracy functions. Free societies do not allow thugs to roam streets and hold people hostage to their whims,' he added. "
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