Iraq: The Next Crucial Battle of the War Iraq: The Next Crucial Battle of the War

Strategy Page is always a good source for what is really happening in Iraq. In an article titled: The Next Crucial Battle of the War, some of the complexities about the Shiite Death Squads, Sunni terrorists, and Shiite and Kurdish dominated security forces are discussed.

Briefly, what appears to be happening is that the Sunnis are blowing everyone up, the Shiite Death Squads are fairly quietly revenge killing Sunni Moslems, and the security forces have up until now sat mostly on the sidelines, not cracking down on the Shiite side of the mess. But this is apparenty changing, with the realization that the Sunni Moslems aren't going to seriously commit to the government until the Shiite Death Squads are shut down.