Back n' Forth n' Back n' ......

This is what it's like to be an occupier in the middle of a civil war:

The NYT fronts a good look at how Iraqi soldiers aren't happy about the new alliances that are being created between U.S. forces and Sunnis, many of whom are former insurgents. Although they should all theoretically be working to bring peace to Iraq, soldiers don't see the Sunnis as allies and U.S. forces sometimes have to intervene to prevent violence from breaking out. Whether the two groups can work together is seen as a key test of the strategy. At the same time, though, some U.S. service members are beginning to trust the Sunnis more than the Iraqi soldiers. "I could stand among 1,800 Sunnis in Abu Ghraib," Lt. Col. Kurt Pinkerton said, "and feel more comfortable than standing in a formation of Iraqi soldiers."