AMID ALL THE PROBLEMS IN IRAQ, I SEE ONE ENCOUR-aging sign. Sunnis are organizing to defeat the referendum on Iraq's draft constitution. This is good news beause it places the Sunnis in direct opposition to the jihadi insurgents in Iraq. The latter, headed by Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, have been threatening to kill anyone who votes. The vast majority of Sunni organizations in Iraq—including several insurgent groups—have called on Sunnis to mobilize and vote to defeat the constitution, which they view as anti-Sunni. This is the most important positive development in Iraq—a growing split between the radical jihadists and the other insurgents, who are mostly Baathists. It provides the United States with an opportunity, even at this late date, for sonicsuccess. Drive this split wider and isolate the jihadis. Or as the British motto goes, divide and conquer.
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