When you first posted to watch Sadr as you felt he would figure prominently (at that time regarding Sadr your counsel was a leap ahead of the pack) I considered maybe you were wrong because of his youth - Iraq being a culture that respects age. As time elapsed Sadr’s promise shown even brighter. You had nailed it.
I read what I can and I do miss things.
<<I wanna find one face that ain't looking through me
I wanna find one place, I wanna spit in the face of these Badlands>
Okay, this is where your time traveling comes in handy because right now we are a self-centered species. This may be glimpsed in that those who are ‘coming around’ are doing so because they are now being hurt by the high price of gas, a death in the military, healthcare costs, etc. This is a ‘me’ society and as everyone knows ‘me’ people look through you.
-Am