because i guess they were not some kind of threat from sadr city. yes, they're anti-occupation and have a strong dislike for america because of its occupation, because of its support for israel. but it's an iraqi nationalist group. because they were we marginalize they look to iran for support of one point. iran knew they were next so they trained some of the shia militia in have to better both american vehicles. the our class differences. he destroyed the army. it was very brutal. sort of arbitrarily. and for a while they started backing maliki. that was also a surprise because he backed the americans in crushing them in 2004. he is an ex-baathist. they hated maliki. maliki did want to depend on them to reign in power because he knows in 2007 when they pulled out he would want to have to depend on them. he could blackmail against them. he was always with some of the city parties. those parties were being pressured by people in the region. one thing i forgot to mention that's interesting, what we saw from the last election wasn't that iran, it was s

they said are you from sadr city? it is a true story and it's pretty weird. i guess they are worried about. this, they were antioccupation, and don't like america because of its occupation and the support for israel, but it is a group customer marginalized the look for support at one time and iran had an existential reason they want to undermine the american occupation because they knew they were next so the trend the militias that had better blow up american vehicles and mortars. the heat -- hate maliki. some hate him because he destroyed the mahdi army, and he continues to rest mahdi army guys arbitrarily, but for a while it was also a surprise because [inaudible] with a heated maliki. he didn't want to depend on them for the rim of power because he knows that in 2007 and they pulled out. and he didn't want to depend on them if they pulled out again for a black male against them. so he was always in a deal with the sunni party is the were working with al-awlai. saudi arabia and turkey have sunnis and was formed with saudi money and a turkish invasion. turke