(Sung to the Vietnam era tune of "Where have all the young men gone?") Where have all the Sunnis gone; gone to Jordan every one!

Victory? This, friends is what we apparently are fighting for ... a photo taken earlier this week in Mansour, Baghdad in Iraq ... as Peter, Paul and Mary would indeed ask: "Where have all the flowers gone? Long time passing ..."

Having lived in the Middle East for a decade (the 90s) before returning to America, my heart aches for all of the homeless, hurting and hungry children of Baghdad. Saddam was indeed a butcher, but his autocratic rule at least held the country together and the Al-Qaida in check. And we held both Saddam and his regime in check with our sanctions, north and south no-fly zones and inspections. Not a single American was killed by a single Iraqi for almost twelve years.

Then came Shock and Awe. We lit the fuse.

Where are the Sunnis? Well, those who aren't fighting for a piece of their homeland are either dead, dying or have fled to Jordan, Syria and other countries in the region. And who are we fighting this week? Well, if I am to believe CNN, it is largely the Shiites this week. We have apparently defeated the Sunnis.

Sad.