Do you think that US is stuck between two fighting sects in Iraq?

Answer 1

Very much so. In fact, history is repeating itself as it has been known to do:

In France, in 1672 (I believe) the Catholics massacred the protestants. It is actually documented quite well in the movie "Queen Margot." Thousands of protestants died. Similarly, you have Shiites and Sunni's killing each other. The difference though is that the U.S. Military is sitting in the middle trying to regulate an all-out civil war. Politicians can play it any way they want (recently Sen. Reid declared the war in Iraq lost. I couldn't agree more.)

Unfortunately, it is politics holding the troops there. The book "Fiasco" mentions several of the problems going into Iraq, the foremost being there is no exit strategy. For example, back in 1996(?) Pres. Clinton launched operation Desert Fox. He launched cruise missles at suspected W.M.D. facilities. This "minor" operation nearly toppled Saddams regime. With that in mind, the question was brought up, what would the U.S. do if Saddam's regime fell? Their biggest worry was that the Islamist Republic of Iran would infiltrate the country and build up another government ran by fanaticism. Indeed, Iran had attempted this during the Iran-Iraq war. Back then, even though Saddam was killing Kurds by the thousands, the U.S. supported Saddam because an Islamic state was percieved as a far greater threat. I.E.: Should an Islamic State had been formed, the genocide would be far worse. Even moderate Muslims would be killed by men of their own faith.

Now I don't endorse these actions. They are historical fact, as much as one may not like them, that is how they happened. The U.S. cannot police a civil war forever and the people of the U.S. will call on the government for withdrawl far sooner than later.

So the short answer is, yes, the U.S. is stuck between two fighting sects in Iraq.

Answer 2

It's more than just the two sects, if you're talking about Shiites and Sunnis. A whole country is up for grabs, and lots of groups want control of the whole thing, or a big chunk of it, once the US admin finally realizes that the Middle East is a lost cause and gets out. Look at the Kurds, they are not Sunni or Shiite, but they already have their little country going in northern Iraq, and they're looking to bite a chunk out of Turkey and Iran to make Kurdistan. That's one reason Iran and Turkey are meddling in Iraq, they don't want the Kurds to be indepenent. Who cares, once the oil runs out, those people will go back to chopping each other's heads off in the sand.

Answer 3

They are fighting now against each other. One of the big problems with the Neo-Con thinking, or better called predictions, prior to the beginning of the Iraq War#2 is that the Iraqi's are so hungry for real leadership and freedom that they will follow our lead and overcome the little problems like thousands of years of on again and off again bloody battles between devote Muslims, the Sunni and Shite Muslims. The Sunni's blasted the Golden Dome Mosque and got the fight started between the two major groups of Muslims again on purpose so they could get rid the the Shite Central authority which the United States under Bush set up for the Shites who have the majority of people in Iraq. Of course now, years after wards, the fighting goes on. What were these Neo-Cons and Republicans thinking, or where they thinking at all?

Answer 4

I would actually say many fighting sects. The insurgency in Iraq is unique because it doesn't really have a structured organization, different groups will help eachother but many people are fighting for many different reasons and fighting eachother as well as the U.S. military. However I wouldn't say that we're stuck between them, we're very often the object of the fighting.

Answer 5

Yes of course. Here's some evidence:

This indeed was the case with the demonstration on April 9 in Najaf. Over a million Iraqis, holding aloft thousands of national flags, marched, chanting, "Yes, yes, Iraq/No, no, America" and "No, no, American/Leave, leave occupier."

The demonstrators arrived from all over the country in response to a call by Muqtada al-Sadr, a radical Shiite cleric, to demand an end to foreign occupation on the fourth anniversary of the end of Baathist rule in Baghdad.

Both the size of the demonstration and its composition were unprecedented. "There are people here from all different parties and sects," Hadhim al-Araji, Sadr's representative in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, told reporters. "We are all carrying the national flag, a symbol of unity. And we are all united in calling for the withdrawal of the Americans."

Answer 6

The United States is stuck between two fighting sects alright..the Democrats and the Repulicans...both are not right...no pun intended

Answer 7

I'd like to think our folks only had to deal with two. Heck, I think it would make life simpler if al Sadr, for instance, were either a supporter of al Maliki or of the Iranian-backed Shi'a. He persists in finding a spot in between. And the same sort of thing seems to be true of a lot of Sunni groups as well. There's a broad spectrum of political factions all jockying for position. One can only hope they'll eventually see it's wisest to do so within the framework of the government.

Answer 8

hmmm, When i was there in iraq, twice, i was only conscerned about one enemy. That individual who meant me or anyone else harm was the enemy. If i patrolled a neighborhood in the usa to provide security only the lawless would care to harm me. it is the same in iraq, the lawless are the enemy.

i know its more complicated than that, i just wanted to provide you with a more realistic view of what its like over there. Most iraqis are law abiding and only a minority seem militant and destructive enought to cause trouble. there are motives on all ends politically both in the usa and in iraq, but the actual fighting is done by people who dont know anything more than what they are told.

Answer 9

What's there to think? It's fact. We're trying to help the weaker side so we can dominate their oil market. DUUUUH.

Answer 10

Nah, just dozens of thugs and power hungry clerics.