(Washington Times) Rowan Scarborough - The U.S.-led coalition began a campaign last summer to dilute the power of Sheik Muqtada al-Sadr, methodically arresting his leaders and taking back control of mosques he had seized. But U.S. officials now concede their response to the anti-U.S. Shi'ite cleric was too slow and gave him time to build an army of fanatics that he unleashed against coalition troops.
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