I think it should be clear to anyone that in an occupied country, it matters not to the indigenous population how the occupiers view themselves. It is of primary importance to the occupying force that they know how they are viewed by the locals.

(neocons need not read further)

An illustration:

Iraqis question whether the US has an agenda to fuel sectarian violence in the war-ravaged country.

US officials have charged that Islam is at war with itself in the wake of the of the fatal suicide bombings in Kadhimiya district in Baghdad and the holy city of Karbala, which together claimed more than 271 civilians, mostly religious pilgrims commemorating Ashoura. According to Iranian press reports, up to 50 Iranian pilgrims were among the dead.

Much more at link

I have not heard anything of the sort that the author is claiming. I have read things on the manner of, 'the bomber's are trying to effect a schism between sects', but nothing to suggest that the author's view is consistent with what we are hearing from all quarters.

Of course what I, or you believe isn't relevant, is it? It is what the Iraqis believe that matters. Read the article. It is illuminating. Of course, you should always be skeptical. I am. But the author raises views that aren't widely disseminated here in the states. If nothing else, it shows how different individuals can look at the same statements and texts and draw entirely different conclusions.