Possible Sectarian War in Iraq

Another war in Iraq may begin, a sectarian war spurred by Shiite revenge and reflecting the geo-political tensions of the region, Shiite versus Sunni, Iran versus Saudi Arabia. While America bears responsibility for stirring the sectarian cauldron, a next war will not be America's to fight. Despite global pretensions, the mythic days of Laurence of Arabia, when Kipling's heroes saved the Arabs from themselves, are over.