He's slightly dead, Jim

"Low intensity?" Just how does one gauge the intensity of a war, civil or otherwise?

'Low Intensity Civil War' Likely in Iraq, Ambassador Says

LONDON, Aug. 3 -- Britain's outgoing ambassador to Iraq has advised his government that the country is more likely headed to "low intensity civil war" and sectarian partition than to a stable democracy, the BBC reported Wednesday.

Iraq may come full-circle, like the Balkans, and revert to its Ottoman configuration, thanks to Bushco:

Iraq before WW I



Iraq, pre-Bush 43



Iraq, post-Bush 43?

For those interested in how the modern mess of Mesopotamia was made, please visit this earlier post.

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