Friday, March 28, 2008

Choosing Sides In A Civil War

While it isn't exactly entirely a new thing, it's a bit more stark now.

Both sides in this struggle are essentially militias. Both sides have ties to Iran. And as for protecting "the Iraqi people," the side backed by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (and by U.S. air power) has, ironically, less support—at least in many Shiite areas, including Basra—than the side that he (and we) are attacking.