Which Iraq?

Hammorabi fears Iraq is burning, heading for a civil war.

Omar hears "a big bang," knows he won't be leaving for work, settles
back on the couch, and quickly becomes riveted by the Saddam Hussein trial.

Two Iraqis, vastly different concerns.

American news media takes an almost universal view that Iraq is on the brink of a sectarian civil war. Bill Roggio, an astute analyst of the war who has travelled on the ground in Iraq, states that the main lead indicators a full-scale civil war aren't present.

Victor David Hanson states (and I agree with him) that the attack on the shrine and the ensuing violence:

might be a sign of the terrorists' desperation--killers who have not, and cannot, defeat the U.S. military.

Ralph Peters states unequivocally:

-- THE reporting out of Baghdad continues to be hysterical and dishonest. There is no civil war in the streets. None. Period.

Terrorism, yes. Civil war, no. Clear enough?

Which Iraq is real? That seems to hinge on who you think is winning.