Key Iraqi Islamic Cleric Warns of "Regional War"

The U.S.'s dealings with Israel and Mr. Bush's unqualified support of every Israeli military action is going to bring with it a steep price in Iraq and beyond. It will no doubt cost us some of the relatively few allies we still have after so many years of the disastrous Bush doctrine.

Writes Think Progress:

“Islamic nations will not forgive the entities that hinder a cease-fire,” Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani said today “in a clear reference to the United States.” The Iraqi leader added that “dire consequences will befall the region” if a cease-fire is not agreed upon. Last week, it was reported that Sistani was “on the verge of withdrawing his tacit but vital support” for U.S. efforts in Iraq.