Iraq like Caesar's Gaul is divided into three parts.
The only thing holding it together was the Regime of Saddam, which Dubya was Hellbent to replace.
THE OLD IRAQ IS GONE AND IT WILL NOT COME BACK...GET USED TO IT.
IN ESSENSE, DUBYA HAS INADVERTANTLY CREATED THREE NEW AND UNSTABLE MINI-STATES IN THE OLD IRAQ.
1. IRAN IN IRAQ: BEING THE SHIA SOUTH.
2. THE NEW NATION KURDISTAN WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY BECOME "GREATER KURDISTAN" IN PARTS OF TURKEY AND IRAN.
3. FINALLY, SUNNI IRAQ, OR SYRIA'S NEXT LEBANON-LIKE ADVENTURE.
Any hamfisted attempts by Dubya and the Neocons will only destablize matters further.
COMPLETE WITHDRAWAL OF US FORCES AND THE INTRODUCTION OF NON-WESTERN "PEACEKEEPERS" IS THE ONLY HOPE NOW.