Iraq Is Slowly Sliding Into Sectarian Divisions And Eventual Conflict

Iraqis crossing through a checkpoint manned by members of a Sunni Awakening Council in Baghdad.

Sunnis In Iraq Allied With U.S. Quitting To Rejoin Rebels -- New York Times

BAQUBA, Iraq — Members of United States-allied Awakening Councils have quit or been dismissed from their positions in significant numbers in recent months, prey to an intensive recruitment campaign by the Sunni insurgency, according to government officials, current and former members of the Awakening and insurgents.

Although there are no firm figures, security and political officials say hundreds of the well-disciplined fighters — many of whom have gained extensive knowledge about the American military — appear to have rejoined Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia. Beyond that, officials say that even many of the Awakening fighters still on the Iraqi government payroll, possibly thousands of them, covertly aid the insurgency.

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My Comment: With a Shiite dominated Iraqi government making it clear that it has little if any interest to deal with the Sunni community .... the groundwork is now being laid for a resumption of the sectarian fighting that U.S. soldiers stopped in 2007. But this time .... with U.S. forces at a minimal level in the country .... any resumption of the sectarian fighting that gripped the country 3-4 years ago will break out into an uninterrupted full scale civil war that will probably end up in dividing the country.

I admit that this is the worse case scenario .... but with each passing week the worse case scenario is becoming more and more real.