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Michael Yon phones home

John McCain hates war

UPDATE 3/30: After American and Iraqi military hammers Mahdi Army, al-Sadr calls for end to fighting:

Sadr has sent a message to his loyalists urging them to end all armed activities ... Sadr’s call for an end to fighting by his followers comes as his Mahdi Army has taken high casualties over the past six days. Since the fighting began on Tuesday 358 Mahdi Army fighters were killed, 531 were wounded, 343 were captured, and 30 surrendered. The US and Iraqi security forces have killed 125 Mahdi Army fighters in Baghdad alone, while Iraqi security forces have killed 140 Mahdi fighters in Basra.