Will Iraq plunge into civil war?
111248
i think it will eventully fall into chaos, & hopefully something good will come from that. our troops are there to help make sure that the chaos will not get to out of hand, thus causing far more casulties than what has already been happening because of the insurgants.
781154
It depends on how you view a civil war.  Websters dictionary defines civil war as followed; " a war between factions or regions of a country".\n\nSo with that said, I think it is unreasonable to say anything other than what the clear and easy to see reality in that country is; it's in a civil war.  Sadly and tragically.  Bush and Rumsfeld screwed up something that was near and dear to my heart, and that was the liberation of the Iraqi people from the hands of a brutal dictator, and I could tell you things about that screw up that would make your hair curl.
198110
Possibly later, but it has to overcome itself before it can overcome anyone else.  Lets see how its civil war turns out.
932201
A civil war is when factions fight for control of the government.  Iraq isn't in a civil war because outside forces (Taliban, Al Queeda, Hammas, Iran) are instigating all of the turmoil.  Wipe Iran's pres. off the face of the earth and there will be more peace.
1015090
well iraq will no way be better if the american troops were to pull out of it.\nit will plunge the country into a civil war with the radical factions assissted bu the neighbouring countries trying to take control of the secular govt installed in there.\nmoreover terrorist organisation would find it a very favourable destination to base their activities in the absence of a real and effective law enforcement agencies
217824
Sorry, no newspapers or statistics.\n\nThe US destroyed Iraq, made the situation so bad that a civil war is gonna happen, in which some neighbour countries will certainly interfere.\n\nSo -even if I was against the war- YES, I think the US or even better a bigger coalition (UN, including Germany, France and Russia- by the way they're already doing it) should stay for a long time, and reconstruct the country. Anything else would be "we came, we bombed, we staid long enough to make a mess, an then left because we didn't plan anything and the situation was too complicated for us".
308744
Religion just needs to stay out of politics. Once politics start getting influenced by one sect of religion facing up against another sect. It will most likely lead to civil war.
252026
I fear we are on the verge of a war like none we have ever seen before. All the modern wars of the world combined into one gigantic battle is on the horizon. Nations are going to rise up against other nations who, at one point, were their allies. And within nations, groups are going to rise against other groups in unparalleled civil war. Allies will rise up to assist, only to turn on their comrades.
415489
Yes, but we hope and pray this may not happen.\nWorld wars or even major wars started with some of the ff. sequences: prejudice, bigotry, greed, social divisiveness, an upsurge of national or patriotic fervor, then internal political upheavals, war pacts and peace agreements, military buildup/escalation, interior cultural or ethnic clashes, economic blockade, consular debacles, political/electoral intervention, military intervention (training, advisers, military hardware, support), an open war, multi-theater wars, one, two thermal bombs...
631857
no. and i hope not. \n\nits not a pretty sight having wars. and its not just the headlines every country is affected.lets cross our fingers itll not happen.\n\n"WARS doesn't decide who is RIGHT, ONLY whose LEFT."
1109732
Any other answer would be idiotic speculation.The only result for sure will be more dead americans and Iraqis!Get real .This is the middle east.these countries have been fighting for hundreds of years!
148079
That's quite possible.  I've actually been seeing this coming for almost 2 years now.  I never saw a different outcome.  I think that preventing the civil war from happening will actually cause more harm than good.  I saw split the country up now -- even without a war.  The country was manufactured after WW1 and has no business putting together groups of people that dont really like each other.
865932
If the Iraqi government is strong enough to fully exercise its authority across the country, civil war can be avoidable.
1036909
Yes.  \n\nThe debate over the reasons for being there and was it right or wrong really mean nothing now - it is done.\n\nNow the focus should be on providing the time and opportunity for the Iraqis to form and protect some form of stable government that is satisfactory to all the factions in the country.\n\nCan this happen?   Probably not.  I personally see little hope for a country where the religious leaders control the minds of the people as they do, have their own militias, and can murder the leader of a rival sect and get away with it.
882804
There is definately the possibility of 3 civil wars in the Middle East, but that is not the only problem, there also threatens a number of international confrontations. King Abdullah II is a very well informed man, much more so than any of the Western leaders could hope for, and his being in the region is a big help as well. \n\nThe three civil wars to which he refers all unfortunetly would be unlikely to remain civil wars if they were to begin. \n\nA civil war in Iraq would involve, short of a massive shift in policy, the US and most of the rest of the coalition. In addition, it is likely that in some aspect Iran and Iraqs other neighbours (Syria, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey, and Kuwait) would have an involvment as all have vested interests in the outcome a civil war. Be they religious, economic, militarily or otherwise.\n\nPalestine errupting into civil war between Hamas and Fatah would almost guarantee levels of involvement from Israel (and probably the US), which would then draw in Hezbollah and its patrons (primarily Iran and Syria), which would in turn open the conflict up to virtually all the Middle East.\n\nAnd if Lebannon were to fall into civil war btw Hezbollah and the ruling govt then Israel would almost certainly seize its chance to attack Hezbollah, which would then bring Hamas in on the side of Hezbollah and it would spiral from there.\n\nAll three possible conflicts are inextricably linked. there is the real and plausable possibility that if one were to happen then the rest would domino into chaos as well. The other unfortunate side effect is that as each would involve outside influences and parties, it would no doubt become more than just a civil war.
147907
In my opinion, Iraq isn't involved in a civil war. It's involved in a US-induced revolution.
212218
I am afraid that it will never be over. Bush is going to pull troups out of Iraq this year to help repuglicans get elected, but then they will be back someplace like Iran, or North Korea. 3 years and we get rid of the sob, unless he declares himself King for life, which in that case there will be a civil war right here.