US troops lead "sweep". Iraqis follow.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - "Hundreds of U.S. soldiers entered the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City on Sunday in the first major push into the area since an American-led security sweep began last month around Baghdad."
“We understood that Iraqi forces only would conduct the search and if that they faced resistance, then U.S. forces could intervene,†he said. “But that was not the case with today’s operation.â€
Well, it won't be the last time he's been lied to.
Arf