Iraq, it is clear that our understanding of their country's deep-seated religious differences was not comprehended or acknowledged when the invasion began, because the country has become increasingly divided along religious sect lines as the war has progressed. Two experts on the war write, "Iraq at the start of 2008 is even more bitterly divided along ethnic and sectarian lines than it was at the start of 2007, increasing the possibility that the recent declines in violence may be a temporary lull" (Katulis and Juul). Albright writes, "In the future, no American ambassador should be assigned to a country where religious feelings are strong unless he or she has a deep understanding of the faiths commonly practiced there" (Albright 8). In addition, no attempt to develop foreign policy in a country as deeply divided as Iraq should be attempted without the same deep understanding of competing faiths.
             Most of the violence against American soldiers in Iraq comes from religious factions opposed not only to the American presence in the country, but to the Iraqi government and its exclusion of some religiou
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