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Bernie,
As the sargeants said, not all of the actors fit into a neat little box. They also say that the Iraqis should resolve their differences as they see fit. We can help them if we are needed, but the solution to their own power struggles has to come from them. And we have to be willing to accept the outcome, even if it means a country the leans favourably to Iran. We harm our country by pretending that we can solve the Iraqis problems for them.

Oh, and you'll notice that I made no points myself in my post. Everything was said by people who know a helluva lot more about what is going on over there than we do.

Steve