tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20372724.post114986156044806491..comments2023-09-01T09:38:54.262-04:00Comments on Dumb Looks Still Free: A note to those saying that Iraq is having a Civil WarA Jacksonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607888697879327120noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20372724.post-1149940721619493752006-06-10T07:58:00.000-04:002006-06-10T07:58:00.000-04:00ABF - I agree completely! Strategypage pointed o...ABF - I agree completely! Strategypage pointed out that the highest attributable cause of death was: Revenge Killings. Payback on the former regime elements that had not hot-footed it out of the country. Ordinary and everyday death by accident outnumbers death by bombings... and I expect that their deaths from auto accidents will be non-negligable as more brand-new drivers take to the roads.<BR/><BR/>What we see is some old style Criminal gang killings, some sectarian strife via militias, Ba'athist holdouts, and, the odd Terrorist willing to blow anyone up for some headlines and being hated by everyone else.<BR/><BR/>What Iraq has now is pretty much par for the course for Nations of that size and ethnic diversity in the Middle East.<BR/><BR/>Iran, on the other hand, is falling apart rapidly and heading towards some sort of internal conflict.A Jacksonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607888697879327120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20372724.post-1149904997877673102006-06-09T22:03:00.000-04:002006-06-09T22:03:00.000-04:00Doesn't even come close to civil war, but more lik...Doesn't even come close to civil war, but more like a small gang war. The civil war probably won't start until a bit after the US military leaves, cause you know they just can't get along with each other.ABFreedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15979515909350208660noreply@blogger.com