Murtha: Iraq is in a civil war

Rep. Murtha (D-PA), the representative who called for a full, immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops argues that Iraq is already in a civil war. Furthermore, he points out that our presence there, besides being divisive, essentially just puts our troops in the middle of the civil war. His conclusion, while depressing, is, I think, accurate:

The ethnic and religious strife in Iraq has been going on, not for decades or centuries, but for millennia. These particular explosive hatreds and tensions will be there if our troops leave in six months, six years or six decades. It is time to re-deploy our troops and to re-focus our attention on the real threats posed by global terrorism.