Sunnis and Shiites Head Toward a Showdown in Iraq -- Daily Beast
With U.S. troops set to leave Baghdad, Sunnis and Shiites race toward a bloody showdown.
A convoy carrying Qassim Fahdawi sped down the desert highway toward Baghdad last month, but roughly 12 miles west of the capital, a roadside bomb blasted the vehicles. Fahdawi, the governor of Anbar province, escaped unharmed, but three of his bodyguards were injured.
Fahdawi is no stranger to assassination plots. But this time was different. The bomb went off near an Army checkpoint manned by soldiers from the Muthanna Brigade, a notorious, largely Shiite unit that has been accused of human-rights violations against Sunnis.
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My Comment: Aside from the platitudes coming from the White House and repeated comments of optimism from the Iraqi Prime Minister, Americans in Iraq are preparing for the worse.