The US Army tried to kill or capture Muqtada al-Sadr, the widely revered Shia cleric, after luring him to peace negotiations at a house in the holy city of Najaf, which it then attacked, according to a senior Iraqi government official. The revelation of this extraordinary plot, which would probably have provoked an uprising by outraged Shia if it had succeeded, has left a legacy of bitter distrust in the mind of Mr Sadr for which the US and its allies in Iraq may still be paying. "I believe that particular incident made Muqtada lose any confidence or http://counterpunch.org/
this happened 2.5 years ago, when Sadr was openly anti-usa....with sadr's bud in office now, he has calmed down a little, but he is still a radical nutjob who needs to be caught.
Yes you are correct but its all a little bit dated this information And other priorities take the stage right now