Iraq Facing New Civil War, Insurgency

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Baghdad During The Height Of The Civil War 2007

From The Nation:

What does the start of a new civil war in Iraq look like? It looks a lot like this:

The Times reports today matter-of-factly on the pattern of assassinations of Sunni members of the Sons of Iraq militia by Shiite death squads:

American military leaders disagree among themselves about whether the assassinations are increasing or whether some of the killings are merely criminal acts. But they are "watching the numbers closely," said a military official who attends briefings on attacks.

Yesterday I wrote a lengthy piece for The Nation about the likehihood of a new civil war and a new Sunni resistance movement stemming from the sectarian Shiite government's refusal to make a political deal with Iraq's Sunnis. The American military may indeed be "watching the numbers" of murdered Sunnis "closely," but there's not much that they intend to do about it. (Here's a clue for the vaunted US military intelligence people "watching" these assassinations: they're not "criminal." They're political.)

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My Comment: The U.S. Army are completely aware of the situation. That is why U.S. military numbers will remain static for 2009. Will civil war breakout .... revenge attacks and settling of accounts will be a part of Iraqi life for the next few decades. The key is to make sure that it does not get out of hand.