Reply #17: At most, perhaps 10% of the poplulation causing the grief for the other 90%

[calteacherguy]

That's why what is going on can't really be defined as a "civil war" in the classical sense of the term...such as in the U.S. where the majority of the population felt what they were fighting for was worth fighting for and large armies were advancing back and forth.

There is a kind of "civil war" going on, but it's limited to the small percentage of Iraqi's who want the fighting to continue in order to achieve their partisan goals. The other 90% or so want peace now.