David Corn Why are we in Iraq?: "But I pointed out that while I hope these elections lead to a decent and effective government that can serve the people of Iraq--who doesn't like elections?--any realistic analysis would have to include the distinct possibility that the elections may lead to deepening the rift between Sunnis and Shiites and, thus, to intensifying the sectarian violence already under way.

Increasingly, the major issue in Iraq seems to be the Sunni-Shiite split (which predates Saddam Hussein, George W. Bush, and the war on terrorism). Interestingly, during the elections the leaders of the Sunni insurgency were able to turn off the violence."

David is right that the Sunni-Shiite split is the major Iraq issue.

We could be in Iraq to make the "divorce" more velvety.