Iraq Council Head Tries to Sway Cleric on U.S. Plan

BAGHDAD (Reuters)

"The head of Iraq's Governing Council met the country's most revered Shi'ite Muslim cleric on Thursday to try to overcome his objections to a new U.S. road map for the return of sovereignty to Iraqis."

As if they think religious influence is going to alter or manipulate US intensions, HA!