My guess is that our problem in Iraq is very similar to Russia's problem in Chechnya - - - Wabbahism! These Muslim extremists are coming out of Saudi, funded by Saudi money and their purpose in life is to kill the infidel.
Add the Wabbahis to the Bathhists and the Shia provocateurs from Iran....and you got a reciepe for chaos.
I think we may have to turn the Kurds loose.....but thats got its own set of problems. The only solution may be to let a civil war happen, and quietly back the good (better?) guys. Then we won't get blamed (as blamed?) for the fallout. Then we don't