"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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...on Iraq...

How bad or good for the United States as a nation would it be if Iraq
devolved into a much larger scale, ongoing civil war that resulted in the
dividing of that country into Sunni and Sh'ite sectors?

It would be bad for the US and Europe. However China and Russia will make a
great deal of money selling weapons and weapons systems to both sides while
ensuring an open oil pipe line.