Eple your point may be sound in the area right around Bagdad but in the Shiite south that problem does not really exist, the Bathists are mostly Sunni I believe and are centered in that triangle around Baghdad. The Shiites were complaining that we didn't support them enough after the first gulf war which Iraq started, then we did help them in this war and they not only didn't help us they are fighting us too. It would make me sad because so many brave have lost their lives in this war but I am really beginning to think we should pull out and leave a dictator in charge. Ok if not saddam maybe one of his generals who could keep the populace in line.