Civil War in Islam !!!

Submitted by Romesh Chander (United States), Dec 12, 2006 at 09:56

Wars are easy to start but very difficult to end. Moreover, the outcome is totally unpredictable. Iraq war is one of those kinds of wars.

Iraq Study Group was organized to provide a 'political' cover to end the war. Unfortunately, its recommendations were very naive. US is in very a weak position in Iraq (and the Middle East) and Iran/Syria know it. It is very difficult to win something on the negotiating table which you could not win on the battlefield.

Iran & Syria want US to leave Middle East permanently. So, they will find every opportunity to frustrate the efforts of US to end this war; they want US to be ground down in Mesopotamia for a long, long time, so that, when US 'ends' this war, Iraq is extremely weak and petrosheikhdoms are extremely insecure in the area. That will make Iran the master in the area. Iran & Syria have plenty of time on their hand; they live in the area and they are not actively involved in the war; their costs for supporting their proxies against US is very low. US public is fed up, the war is very expensive, and hence, whether we like it or not, US will be forced to 'end' the war soon, say in 2-4 years. One cannot ignore the realities on the ground

I think, when war ends, the civil war in Iraq is likely to continue for quite a while, which is for the good of mankind. it is very likely to lead to a civil war within Islam. I would love a civil war in Islam, as long as it stays confined to the Middle East; US and others should 'help' the warring parties in such a way that nobody is able to win, and that this civil war lasts at least a generation, so that the Sunnis/Shiites annhiilate each other; and may be sunnis annihilate themselves. If they annihilate each other, the world would not have lost anything.

We should identify the real problem. Islamism is the real Problem... There is no such animal as a 'moderate muslim' All muslims believe in Koran. And Koran is the real problem; so Islam is the problem. To live in the civilized world, muslims must abandon Koran.

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