Sunnis and Shias Say Good Riddance to British - Or the Exact Opposite

From the [UK] Telegraph:

Sunnis and Shias appeal for British to stay on
By Thomas Harding in Az Zubayr, southern Iraq

Iraqi leaders yesterday condemned Britain's decision to withdraw troops saying it would lead to a bloodbath and ethnic cleansing.

After The Daily Telegraph revealed that troop numbers would be reduced by almost 3,000 to 4,500 at the end of May and withdrawn to a single base outside Basra, local party chiefs were shocked to discover that they were about to be abandoned.

They asked that Tony Blair keep British troops in the towns to prevent the slaughter and forced expulsion of thousands of Sunnis, the minority in the Shia dominated south.

The Prime Minister has always promised that Britain would never leave Iraq "until the job is done".

The town of Az Zubayr is unique in Iraq in that its 60,000 Sunni residents live in harmony with the 460,000 Shias. People from the two Islamic branches live next door to each other, a state of affairs unthinkable in Baghdad. "The decision to withdraw is wrong and the British have the responsibility to protect us," said Sheik Abdul Kareem Al Dusari. "The situation in Az Zubayr is good now because the rogue militias are asleep but if the British leave they will awaken."

Anyway, you get the point. What the local party chiefs and various other Iraqi leaders meant to say was, "Good riddance Zionist pigs. It's about time you ended your imperialist dominance."

The rest of the story can be found here.