1.  As Kurdish, Shiite and Sunni leaders are working to form a national unity government, the Shiite Al-Askariya "Golden Mosque" in Samarra was bombed.  Shiites retaliated by attacking Sunnis.  What is the reaction to this violence by the Iraqi witnesses quoted for this article?

2.  According to Ms. Behn, what type of relationship did Sunnis and Shiites have overall in Iraq?

3.  How is the U.S. military responding to fears that civil war is breaking out in Iraq?

4.  Who would benefit the most from civil unrest caused by the bombing of a Shiite holy shrine?  Why?

5.  The American media is reporting that there is a likelyhood that the bombing and subsequent retaliations will lead to civil war.  Compare that reporting to the reactions of several Iraqi bloggers: 
IraqTheModel, HealingIraq and BaghdadTreasure
Do the bloggers from Iraq appear to share the same beliefs as the American media (and Iraqis quoted in the article)?