Civil War in Iraq?

I am getting weary of the reporting about Iraq. Certainly, I am no authority. I've never been to the place. However, I've read enough from people who have been there to think that those who keep trying to convince me that there is a full blown civil war probably have an agenda up their sleeve.

Here's another article that flys in the face of the civil war talk:

http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/64407.htm