Gee, whodda thunk! Just like they downplay any anti-war, anti-Bush demonstrations here in the U.S., now they’re downplaying Iraq demonstrations against the U.S. Just like they downplay the violence in Iraq. Just like they downplay the deaths in Iraq. This is one downplayin administration!

YUMA, United States (AFP) - The White House on Monday downplayed anti-US rallies in Iraq called by radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and said such demonstrations were a hopeful sign of freedom.

“While we have much more progress ahead of us — the United States, the coalition and Iraqis have much more to do — this is a country that has come a long way from the tyranny of Saddam Hussein,” said spokesman Gordon Johndroe.

Thousands of Shiites carrying Iraqi flags converged Monday in the holy city of Najaf as the war-torn country marked the fourth anniversary of the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime.

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