The MSM likes to call the present strife in Iraq a civil war. That is not correct; it is a religious war. The Shia and the Sunni have been fighting each other for centuries, and are fighting each other in places other than Iraq now. They are willing to work together from time to time to attack Jews and Christians, again in a religious war. Somehow we need to persuade the Muslims to stop attacking people of other religions. That is a tall order since a fundamental tenet of Isalm is that non-believers must be subjugated or destroyed. Talking to them as proposed by Senator Kerry and the Democrats is not going to work. Ignoring them worked in the past, but is dangerous in the age of nuclear bombs; they like setting off bombs, and don't mind killing themselves if they can kill a lot of non-believers. Massive force will ultimately be necessary. The Europeans have been consumed by "diversity" and political correctness, and no longer have the will to resist. It will be interesting to see if the Democrats, after they gain complete control in 2008 will resist. We know that Edwards, Obama, and Pelosi do not have the will. Hopefully Hillary does.