Tuesday, July 25, 2006

the elephant in the room

Dozens are dying each day in Iraq and I'm not talking about just US soldiers; Sunnis and Shiites continue to kill each other every day. Sectarian violence is rampant. My spouse and I disagree on whether it is a civil war or not; I say it is and he says not. I am firmly convinced that it is because technically a civil war is fighting between two different groups of a country. Yes, there are certain criteria that decide whether it is a civil war or not and several of those are already met. The pundits claim it is but the politicians are loathe to say so. Why? That would confirm what many in this country already know: that the situation in Iraq is a mess and out of control.


peace,

paul

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