Insurgency Gains Alarming Support Among Iraq's Sunni Muslims

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A confidential Pentagon assessment finds that an overwhelming majority of Iraq's Sunni Muslims support the insurgency that has been fighting against U.S. troops and the Iraqi government, ABC News has learned.

Officials won't say how the assessment was made but found that support for the insurgency has never been higher, with approximately 75 percent of the country's Sunni Muslims in agreement.

U.S. officials are asking the same questions as they privately express frustration with the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Officials say Maliki's government is not doing enough to win support of Iraq's Sunnis.

Former general Jack Keane said the Iraqi government has been "absolutely unable or unwilling to do anything about the Shia militia groups who are causing so much of the violence in Baghdad."

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=2470183&page=1

[Clarkie1]

1. K & R. nt

[PSPS]

2. Gee, think the presence of an invading/occupying army might be to blame??

[niallmac]

3. Who? Us?! How could an Arab Muslim nation take offense at our

Christian soldiers marching around their mosques? Go figure.

PM me and I'll send a sarcasm thingy if desired.