Iraq dances on the knife's edge

Iraq dances on the knife's edge: "Iraq dances on the knife's edge
Sectarian violence pitches the country closer to civil war
Friday, February 24, 2006

The perils of a bad outcome in Iraq are much clearer now, following the bombing of the Al-Askariya Mosque in Samarra and the subsequent Shia-on-Sunni retaliatory killings. The country's stability and security seem to be much more perishable than at any time since Saddam Hussein was chased from power."