Civil war? Iraq is in anarchy, chaos. Falling into civil war? [View All]

[MissMarple]

Why don't we just call it what it is? In a civil war there would be better organization, planning, and dare I say, at least the appearance of someone in control of the warring sides.

I was watching the piece on CNN about the grandmother shot in the street near her home. Teenagers did this. It was reported that they didn't seem to be associated with any known group. Dead bodies of the tortured are found every day. Saddam's trial is in virtual lock down from a continuous stream of disruption. American contractors have run amuck. Government services are sporadic to the point of being nonexistent. Our "efforts" are obviously not working. Our military is undermanned and undermined by it's civilian leadership. All of this is the result of prideful, arrogant willfulness fueled by selfishness, ignorance, and incompetence.

I realize that many DUers may take exception to my use of the term anarchy, but I think you will agree on the word "chaos". It is a Hobbsian nightmare. I don't think we need Woodward's book to tell us that, but perhaps, like H2Oman wrote earlier today this will get a better discussion going on in the public square where a lot of the clueless and willfully, indulgently misinformed hang out. It is being discussed on CNN right now...let's hope they keep it up.