Experts think the country's increasingly regional-oriented politics will fuel the insurgency and even spread it further inside Iraq. Others put forward a simple, disquieting scenario: So long as U.S. and other foreign troops remain in Iraq, the insurgency will continue.If that isn't a nightmarish scenario then what is? There are 3 main ethnic groups in Iraq. So far the insurgency has been fueled by the Sunnis, the smallest in size. Imagine if the Shiites, the largest, were to join them in the fight.
"It will become more chaotic," predicted Magnus Ranstorp of the Swedish National Defense College in Stockholm, Sweden. "It is obvious that the United States is in Iraq to stay. If this is the case, the Shiites will likely join the Sunnis in the fight."
Nothing seems to abate Iraqis willingness to fight, not elections, not a constitution, not freedom from Saddam Hussein, not democracy. Insurgent attacks continue or increase after each and every milestone Bush puts in front of them. Isn't it clear that what they want is for the US military to leave?
This little venture of Bush could turn out to be even worse than Vietnam for the US. It might actually supplant Vietnam's long-lasting image as America's lowest point in the public's collective consciousness.
Nice legacy you're building there, George. You're doing a heck of a job.
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