Both sides need each other, but both sides want to keep their distance from each other. |
The Sunni insurgency is now complemented by the Shiite militias who are getting very powerful and are able to wreak havoc on the Sunnis. The various groups are killing each other and kidnapping but not openly doing it. It is a type of ethnic cleansing. But it is not an open civil war. |
Will the military maintain its form or will it implode? It could very well disintegrate and if it goes, we've got a very serious problem. The next few days are critical. |