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To: Road Walker who wrote (387900)	6/2/2008 4:20:41 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1575464

First, Iraq's Sunnis and Shiites themselves see the war in these terms. They identify first and foremost as Shiites and Sunnis. This statement is 180 degrees from the truth. They obviously see themselves as Muslims first; indeed, the origin of the different sects makes that clear. If that weren't enough, one need only look at the cooperation between Iran and Syria, Iran and Bin Laden, Bin Laden with innumerable Sunnis in Africa to see this is true. But taking it a step further, consider the war between Iraq and Iran -- predominantly Shiite sects -- how do you explain that? The reality is that Sunnis and Shiites have differences, and they have some interests that are congruent. Of the numerous sects of Islam, they all fight one another at times, and they all work together at times. One final point -- if there is a civil war underway, why has American "interference" resulted in a decrease in violence over the last several months? If America is not treating it as a civil war, I don't see why the surge would have been so obviously successful.