https://pjmedia.com/michaelledeen/2008/04/05/the_continuing_iranamerican_wa/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:49:06 -0400<![CDATA[Those many pundits and politicians who have insisted on talking about “civil war” in Iraq imagined a sectarian clash, Sunni against Shi’ite, not the recent sort of conflict of radical Shi’ite militias against government troops and police. Meanwhile, on the other side of the sectarian divide, Sunni tribesmen banded together to defeat Sunni terrorists from al Qaeda in Anbar Province, again a seemingly counter-intuitive event. Sunnis and Shi’ites are fighting enemies of their own sects, not one another. What is one to make of it?]]>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:32:24 -0400<![CDATA[Michael Ledeen]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-ledeen/2008/04/05/the_continuing_iranamerican_wa-n185989