Expert on Iraq: Army Maj. Gen. William L. Nash-"WE'RE IN A CIVIL WAR"

[kpete]

Expert on Iraq: 'We're In a Civil War'

U.S. Officials Deny Violence Has Risen to That Level, but ABC News Analysts See a 'Serious Lack of Realism'
By JAKE TAPPER

BAGHDAD, March 5, 2006 — - As Pentagon generals offered optimistic assessments that the sectarian violence in Iraq had dissipated this weekend, other military experts told ABC News that Sunni and Shiite groups in Iraq already are engaged in a civil war, and that the Iraqi government and U.S. military had better accept that fact and adapt accordingly.

"We're in a civil war now; it's just that not everybody's joined in," said retired Army Maj. Gen. William L. Nash, a former military commander in Bosnia-Herzegovina. "The failure to understand that the civil war is already taking place, just not necessarily at the maximum level, means that our counter measures are inadequate and therefore dangerous to our long-term interest.

"It's our failure to understand reality that has caused us to be late throughout this experience of the last three years in Iraq," added Nash, who is an ABC News consultant.


http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/print?id=1689688

[Joanne98]

1. Nothing bad happens in a faith-based war! Say Amen!

[Selatius]

2. A Bosnia-Herzegovina vet knows more about this than Bush ever will

Iraq is starting to splinter apart along sectarian/ethnic lines like Yugoslavia.

[babylonsister]

3. Methinks this admin had better improve coordination of

their collective stories, post-haste. Egads, if this continues, people might start doubting all the truthiness they're hearing! :eyes:

[carolinalady]

4. I have to ask-who are these people that are leading our armed

forces? They all seem to be imcompetant. We used to have the greatest military force in the world. Is it because they knew zip about fighting these types of wars? Every one of those people need to be fired IMO.

[Kare]

5. Come on now we all know thats not true

how can he say theres a civil war in iraq? It was made up by the media
its not real. :sarcasm:

[libodem]

6. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet

just because they aren't calling it civil war doesn't mean it's not a civil war. A nice Democratic civil war because they all got to vote, of course. Thank you Mr. Bush