Who Won In Iraq?

FP, or Foreign Policy magazine, has an ish with the title above. Who, indeed, won in Iraq? Why, I did not know the war, civil war, sectarian strife, police action, insurgency ( pick one of the above) was over and done with. I seem to recall the brave VP Cheney saying Gotcha! This war'll be with you scab-eaters fer 3 or 4 adminnystrations!! (Heh-heh!) Truly this is the fog of war that historians refer to. Surely the lesser god Pazuzu is laughing at how he whispered into Raven's ear that Raven should start a war. Now Raven is sitting on a pile of dung! (I may have a few details wrong here, but you get my drift.) Anyway, these are the nominees for Who Won In Iraq?: 1. IRAN 2. MOQTADA AL-SADR 3. AL QAEDA 4. SAMUEL HUNTINGTON 5. CHINA 6. ARAB DICTATORS 7. THE PRICE OF OIL 8. THE UNITED NATIONS 9. OLD EUROPE 10. ISRAEL Samuel Huntington is a renown political scientist who had a rather large wager on the outcome, and it appears likely he is one lucky punter in the war arena. Mr. As Sadr says he will use his winnings to get his teeth fixed. The Price of Oil was not available for comment. However, this is obviously an incomplete list. I would like to add to it to fill it out somewhat. 11. Sayed Jaffrey in his role as "Billy Fish" 12. Roshan Seth for "Monsoon Wedding" 13. International Munitions Business 14. George Bush's Investments, Pension, and Total In with his Big Oil cronies 15. Sam, the butcher 16. Aurelio Lopez, who used to pitch for the Tigers 17. Chessie, the cat aka Mooch, Moochie, and "that darn cat" Feel free to add to this well thought out list. Notice that THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ appears nowhere in the original list. So, if you think I am making light of a tragedy, think again.