Voices From the Dark Ages

Poignant comment from Iraq the Model:

Regardless of that, ordinary people will panic and will find no choice but to listen to what the voices from the dark ages say because these are the only voices that possess some form of organization and because the police and army would rarely intervene in problems is a small neighborhood leaving the helpless citizen to feel that he's got nobody but his sect to give him the sense that he's not alone in the face of this threat.

This is a blog that was full of optimism in its early days about the future of Iraq, written by Iraqis in Baghdad, that now talks about "daydreaming about how I'm going to defend my home and family" and wondering "if I can really shoot to kill when the time comes." Is there a better commentary on the failure that is American policy and occupation in Iraq?