We can call this civil war like many are doing, but I feel it is more like Hatfields and McCoys and paybacks on Saddam stooges and hirelings. For more than thirty years Iraq has become a nation of traitors. Betrayals of the faith, tribe and families have become legion. To not punish such traitors, is to be one of them same as in America, North and South.

Because vengeance tends to escalate in counter vengeance, we can only expect the violence to escalate, no matter who is watching. At what point one should call this vengeance civil war is a personal choice. Once they have settled most of the old scores, they can unite their full attention on the occupiers. Only then will there be unity government, though it will have no headquarters in Baghdad.

This is where things will really become confusing. In some cities American occupation will be preferred to Al Qaeda, as recently reported on 60 Minutes. In spite of her promises, Hillary will not be able to withdraw U.S. troops without turning the entire nation over to the same Al Qaeda George Bush invited to Iraq to do battle.

Until we are rid of Donald Rumsfeld, American troop strength will not increase so the Iraqi Freedom veterans can expect two more tours. By the time Hillary takes office they will surely be burned out and many will have had enough punishment. Once Iraqi veterans organize to oppose the war, recruiting will be very difficult and there might be fifty thousand troops le