Uh oh. I don't exactly know all the players here, but this is NOT good news.

More from NYTimes.

I guess this is what Bush I was concerned about if we were to remove Saddam - Civil War.

CNN update.

No one said it would be easy. I still don't see another option to winning the war in Iraq - if we leave, we're in worse shape than before, emboldening these fascist fanatics posing as religious leaders. I wonder if having UN help would have lessened the odds of this happening. I doubt it.