Civil War in Iraq? Wow who could have seen this coming?

[Botany]

http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/13495281.htm

<Many Iraqi soldiers see a civil war on the horizon
By Tom Lasseter
Knight Ridder Newspapers
KIRKUK, Iraq - Passions run deep for the Arab and Kurdish soldiers who wear the Iraqi army uniform.

Kirkuk lies just a few miles from one of the nation's largest oil fields, worth billions of dollars. Arabs figure that the city's oil wealth should belong to Iraq, while ethnic Kurds see it as part of a future nation of Kurdistan.

"If the Kurds want to separate from Iraq it's OK, as long as they keep their present boundaries," said Sgt. Hazim Aziz, an Arab soldier who was stubbing out a cigarette in a barracks room. "But there can be no conversation about them taking Kirkuk. ... If it becomes a matter of fighting, then we will join any force that fights to keep Kirkuk. We will die to keep it."

Kurdish soldiers in the room seethed at the words.>

G. W. Bush "Freedom is on the march."
Gee, Iraq splitting into 3 groups and fights over oil & power good thing we have a smart leader in President Bush, during
these dangerous times. :rant:

[sabbat hunter]

1. dupe post

you posted twice :P

[NMDemDist2]

2. ROFL, only everybody who was paying an iota of attention

i laugh to keep from weeping and gnashing my teeth....

:banghead:

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. In their world, everything is going exactly has they planned

this is what some of these maniacs want.

[Roland99]

4. If true, it will be a remarkable repeat of Iraqi history.

In 1958, almost the exact same thing happened. A heterogeneous Iraqi Army (thought to congeal support for the monarchy via its diversity) ended up being a force of people swayed by radical and nationalistic ideals. The fall of Feisal II was accomplished by no more than 3,000 soldiers. Iraq would likely have moved toward a stable government that offered to the average Iraqi what Chavez (Venezuela) and Morales (Bolivia) have and are offering to their people. However, just 8 weeks later, the Ba'athist coup took place and Iraq fell back into authoritarian control.

Should the Kurds pull this off, step back and watch the fireworks as it's not gonna be pretty.

[leftyladyfrommo]

5. On the Front Page of KC Star this morning.

a whole big article. But I didn't see it when I read the NYT.

It would not surprise me if Iraq just split into 3 separate countries. They seem to be that way already. Everyone just is pretending that it isn't so.