Iraq Update -- The Shortest Civil War on Record

Forget that gleeful cackling from the left..., Iraq apparently has not, repeat not, descended into "civil war."

Omar at Iraq the Model reports:

Life is coming back to normal in Baghdad and marketplaces and offices are open again after being shut for 4 days. Although there were a few security incidents today people are mostly looking at these as part of the usual daily situation and not related to the latest shrine crisis.

Read the whole thing here.

Note also that the Sunni withdrawal from the government lasted all of two days.

UPDATE:

More killing today, but the political leadership on all sides is holding firm, and that's what's important.