AP IMPACT: It's fear that keeps Baghdad's peace (AP)

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AP - The streets are calmer now. The fighting between Shiites and Sunnis has largely ceased. But this is not a sign of normalcy in the Iraqi capital. It's fear that keeps the peace.




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"Most startlingly, the ethnic divides remain even though the Iraqi and U.S. militaries have driven Shiite militiamen and death squads off the streets.

That suggests Sunnis still do not trust Iraq's government to protect them in the long run. Their mistrust could hold the seeds of future bouts of violence, especially as the U.S. military begins to draw down this year."


It seems to me that this would be the center of the problem now. No matter what we do military wise, I would think that it is up to the Iraqi people to heal that wound.
 
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