Iraq is Blowing Up -- Max Boot, Commentary
I take no joy from being proven right, but it appears that I–and other advocates of a continued American military presence in Iraq–were right to warn of the dangers of withdrawal. The Associated Press reports from Baghdad:
June was the second-deadliest month since U.S. troops withdrew from Iraq in mid-December as insurgents exploited the political struggles between the country’s ethnic and sectarian factions. More significant than the numbers was the fact that insurgents appeared able to sustain the level of violence over a longer period than usual. There was a major deadly bombing or shooting rampage almost every three days, many targeting Shiite pilgrims.
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My Comment: Iraq's sectarian divide is widening with every bombing attack and political impasse. And as trends indicate even more violence and turmoil in the future .... the risk of a sectarian civil war become more and more real.
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