Civl War or New U.S. Tactics?

Comment by Larry Ross, March 29, 2006

There has never been a Shiite/Sunni conflict in Iraq before the U.S. invasion in 2003. If there was one thing that united Iraqis since it is desire for the U.S. invaders to leave Iraq. Nothing is more likely to prevent that and give the U.S. a justification "to stay and help our friends" than a civil war. I don't think it is Sunnis and Shiites promoting a civil war. With it's new hardened permanent military bases in Iraq, it is clear that the US intends to stay, and are looking for a justification.

Many reports, such as the following, indicate that the U.S. is working very hard to promote a civil war by staging attacks on either side in order to enflame both against each other.

Very much like the British Empire tactic of "divide and rule". The following is a good example of LA Times reporting Iraqi eye-witness testimony, and comparing it to Pentagon propaganda about the event.

There is a huge difference. It is very similar to Bush and Blair statements which are usually the opposite of what is really happening in Iraq and what are their real motives. They wish to stay, exploit Iraq's resources, and use it as one of their launching pads for making war on Iran.

 

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From the Los Angeles Times, THE CONFLICT IN IRAQ

Angered by Fatal Raid, Shiites Exit Unity Talks

Accounts of the U.S. and Iraqi attack in Baghdad that killed at least 16 continue to differ wildly.

By Richard Boudreaux and Zainab Hussein, Times Staff Writers, March 28, 2006

 

BAGHDAD — As coffins of shooting victims rolled past wailing mourners, Iraq's dominant Shiite Muslim political alliance Monday condemned the United States for a weekend raid that left at least 16 people dead in a Shiite neighborhood and said it was for now dropping out of U.S.-guided talks aimed at forming a unity government.

Shiite political leaders and U.S. military commanders gave wildly contradictory accounts of the Sunday evening raid in northeast Baghdad, evidence of a growing rift between the United States and the Shiite-led government that came to power after the 2003 ouster of Saddam Hussein.

The raid also widened a split between the Sunni Arab-led Defense Ministry, which oversees the Iraqi troops who took part in the operation, and the Shiite-dominated police force. Rivalry between the two security forces has fueled apprehension that the sectarian violence could drag them into a civil war.

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