Here’s Why Sunni-Shia Split Might Make A United Iraq A Lost Cause -- Inquisitr
Is the United States “losing” Iraq? That’s likely the wrong question. What we should be asking, given continued tensions between Sunni and Shiite factions, is whether there is an “Iraq” to save at all.
“We are seeing the disintegration of the state of Iraq into three nations; the Shi’ites in the south and east, the Kurds in the north and a Sunni Caliphate under the control of ISIL from western Iraq to Syria,” Rick Brennan, a political scientist with the RAND Corporation, told Voice of America recently.
When American forces were just beginning to reckon with the daunting task of rebuilding the country after Saddam, it was apparent that long-held tensions between the three main groups (Sunni, Shia, Kurd) would be a crucial obstacle. Years of oppressive rule by the minority Sunnis under Saddam, which was largely a secular regime, made the majority Shiites resentful, adding to the conflict.
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My Comment: Not everyone is thinking that Iraq is a lost cause .... Diplomacy Can Still Save Iraq -- Vali R. Nasr, NYT
As to what is my take .... this is a disaster that is unfolding in real time before the entire world .... and the world knows it.