Radical Violent Iraqi Now Less Violent And Radical.

Moqtada Sadr, an Iraqi man who vehemently opposed US occupation of his country, and formed the Medhi Army in response to the American military presence in his country, has given word for his supporters to be supportive of the new Iraqi government.


In his words:

"The Iraqi government has been formed," he said. "If it serves the Iraqi people, and provides services, we will stand by it, not against it.

"All of us will be with the Iraqi government if it serves the Iraqi people. If it doesn't, there are political - only political - ways to reform the government."

Firstly, I think this is a good indicator that things are significantly improving in Iraq. If one of the staunchest anti-Americans is accepting the new government as a true Iraqi government, then they are going to have a much better chance at uniting the various idealogical forces in Iraq.

Also, on a slightly more philosophical note, I think this is an important message to show that many of those we consider to be villains are actually working towards the same goal as we are, they're are simply taking a different route about it.
The declared intention of the occupation was to ultimately provide an effective democratic government for the Iraqi people. The wishes of Mr Sadr were to free Iraq from military control. In the end, both have got what they wanted. 

Maybe that's how we should view political and personal conflict from now on.