BAGHDAD – A Muslim cleric who once used a militia to resist the American positioned himself as a big winner in Iraq's monthslong political deadlock Friday when his party threw its support behind the beleaguered prime minister.The hard-line Shiite group led by Muqtadaal-Sadr called it the start of its ascent to nationwide power — a specter sure to spook the United States.Washington considers the cleric a threat to Iraq's shaky 
security and has long refused to consider his movement a legitimate political entity. But Prime Nouri al-Maliki may be unable to govern without him.March elections failed to produce a clear winner and left the nation in turmoil — a power vacuum that U.S. military officials say has encouraged a spike in attacks by Sunni insurgents.Final agreement on how to form the new government could still be weeks if not months away, but "the Sadrist acceptance of al-Maliki as prime minister could begin to break the logjam," said Iraq expert Daniel Serwer of the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington.
security and has long refused to consider his movement a legitimate political entity. But Prime Nouri al-Maliki may be unable to govern without him.March elections failed to produce a clear winner and left the nation in turmoil — a power vacuum that U.S. military officials say has encouraged a spike in attacks by Sunni insurgents.Final agreement on how to form the new government could still be weeks if not months away, but "the Sadrist acceptance of al-Maliki as prime minister could begin to break the logjam," said Iraq expert Daniel Serwer of the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington.
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