Iraq is not in a state of Civil War

Iraq is not in a state of Civil War.

I don't really believe the first sentence or the title of this post, but I wanted to be the last sane person on the blogoshere to say such a thing.

If the CNN video above doesn't convince you, here are a few paragraphs from Shatha Al-Awsy, an Iraqi reporter who just fled from her neighborhood:

First-hand report from Iraq

I stuffed my passport, cell phone, cash and ID into a small pouch that I kept on my body or under my pillow. By the third day of the curfew, we'd run out of fresh bread, so my aunt, my baby daughter and I walked to a nearby bakery. A strange car circled the area at least three times, defying the curfew. My aunt whispered for us to go.

We walked away quickly, my legs heavy with fear.

"Here they come again," my aunt said, and we started to run.

I looked back and saw the blue car again, a few feet away. Gunfire rang out, and the people in line at the bakery scattered. I pushed my daughter's stroller as fast as I could through a garbage-strewn lot to get home faster. I decided that we wouldn't leave home again until the curfew ended.

All I have to observe now is that the shit and the fan are now close friends in Iraq.

I won't have a counterpoint for this post because, as far as I can tell, it's official. Iraq has now decended into civil war. The only people who say otherwise are either delusional or on the Bush Administration's payroll.

Tags: Iraqi Civil War

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