It's Official: Iraqi Civil War 2006-200?

Major news networks have begun to call the new phase of the Iraqi War - the Iraqi Civil War. President Bush has repeated denounced such a label, which may cause the US to have less of a say in the future of Iraq. In a civil war, diplomatic negotiations are usually dealth with internally or regionally (Iran's hosting of Peace Summit). Rule from across the Atlantic will be less meaningful if the War in Iraq is seen as an internal conflict. However, this in no way means that we cannot support a side. Thus far we have been supporting the Shia majority in Iraq, but this could alienate the Sunni worldwide majority.