[dragonwriter]

> There are three main populations in Iraq, Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds.

I would say this was a nitpick, but given the sibling response its perhaps a more important correction, the three main groupings around which identity politics, etc., work in Iraq are:

Sunni Arabs, Shi'ite Arabs, and Kurds.

The "Arab" modifier matters, because the Kurds are mostly Sunni, but are not (in terms of political identity) aligned with the Sunni Arabs.

[graycat]

Right, good details. I didn't know those, and the common news sources omit that the Kurds are Sunni but not buddies of the Sunni Arabs.

So, here we illustrate: I don't know even the players on the field. But likely neither did W, Cheney, etc.

So, we reinforce my point: The US should stay the hack out of places it doesn't understand.

[GFK_of_xmaspast]

You left off "Christian Arabs".