Quote Originally Posted by charter6 View Post
Basically, I don't think the Hakims are going to press the issue here -- they risk angering Sistani, and he is a huge wild card in any political calculation. I also think that SIIC generally doesn't want to risk pitting the Badr Organization against JAM if they can avoid it, and there's no way Sadr would go down on this issue without a fight. (I understand that gov't vs. JAM often is really just Badr vs. JAM in disguise, but I'm talking about all-out open street warfare, rather than the pin-pricks they're giving each other now.)
Agreed. Moreover, the Iranians don't want their allies fighting each other either, and can be expected to use money and influence to try to prevent any Sadr/SIIC fissures from growing too great.