  By MARIAM FAM, Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi Shiites expressed anger Thursday at a major U.S.-led assault on a rebel militia in the holy city of Najaf, warning the violence could spread to other parts of the country and damage the political process. Fighters loyal to rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have been holed up in and around the Imam Ali shrine, which holds the remains of Ali, the most exalted Shia saint and the son-in-law and cousin of Islam's prophet Muhammad. Damage to the shrine could anger Shiites and Muslims worldwide. "This will lead to revenge for the holy sites and for those killed," said Salama al-Khafaji, a former member of the disbanded Governing Council. -- You can't have it both ways. Either it is a holy site and no soldiers are allowed in which I support...but at the same time you can't have these terrorists staging their attacks from a Holy Shrine.
That's a bunch of BS. If these terrorists use a mosque as a vantage point...I say it's free game. Knock it down if they are abusing the rights of the mosque. You can always rebuild a mosque...you can't rebuild people. How many churches and synagogues were destroyed during the rise of Islam in the 7th Century? Where was the outrage from Muslims then? This is a different war. This has NOTHING to do with ISLAM in general. This does have to do with RADICAL ISLAMIC TERRORISTS that threaten the free world and civilization. Andrew B. 
