The War on Terror is very much a war among factions for dominance of Islam's ummah, the global community of believers which has been given tangibility by the telecommunications and transportation innovations of the infidels. Prime Minister Goh of Singapore explained it very well, and now the New York Post's Amir Taheri applies the lesson to understanding the conflict within Shia Islam, the smaller of the two major divisions in  Islam. Read it if you want to understand what is happening right now in Iraq.

America is playing a very complex game in Iraq, full of religious, ethnic, and tribal divisions. It is a multidimensional chess game where people die when pawns are moved across the squares.

Iran is a major factor in the current situation within Iraq. Those who second—guess and berate the Administration for being less than omniscient and flawless should realize who is playing on the opposition team.

Posted by Thomas  6 01 04