One of the critiques of Bush’s new strategy in Iraq is that the Iraqi government has to cooperate in the pursuit of the Shiite as well as the Sunni terrorists otherwise this plan will not work. This is a critique that I’ve heard from the experts as well as the men who are fighting over there. So, I think this should come as good news for those who have reservations that this plan is not more of the same thing:

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said 400 fighters from a key backer of the Shiite-led government have been arrested, and a government spokesman said Thursday the U.S. is not giving Iraqi security forces enough money for training and equipment. Al-Maliki’s claim sought to address doubts about his willingness to take on the Shiite militiamen, especially the Mahdi army that is loyal to his key supporter, the radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Many of the militiamen are believed responsible for much of the sectarian violence in Baghdad in the past year.

It looks like this time the strategy is different and that we are going to have greater cooperation with the Iraqi PM. If you believe this plan won’t work, then what is your plan for victory in Iraq because failure is not an option.