John P. Abizaid, commander of the US Central Command, and the top US commander in the Middle East recently told a Senate palel that “Iraq is on a trajectory for Civil War”:http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/08/04/generals_voice_fear_of_civil_war_in_iraq/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+–+National+News.  Recently, the British ambassador to Iraq voiced a similar opinion.

Assuming this is true, what is the US going to do about it, or, more to the point, who will the US back?  The Kurds?