Negotiations

This just gets me steamed....they cut a deal with al-Sadr.

Spokesmen for the United States refused to call it an agreement, but everyone else including coalition allies in the Iraqi government were doing just that. It was negotiated by several members of the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council and announced by Iraqi national security adviser Mouwafak al-Rubaie.
Under the Najaf deal, U.S. and rebel forces will withdraw from the city, while Iraqi security forces will police the holy city.
The key U.S. demands the disarming of the rebel army and the arrest of Mr. al-Sadr on a murder charge will be left to future negotiations.

I do not see how the effect of this will be anything but to encourage other militias and wannabe dictators from springing up all over the place. The only reason I can see if that they want to reduce open warfare in Iraq before June 30th rolls around. But the long term consequences of caving in to this lunatic will be there for a long, long time afterward.