The opportunity will arise if the opposition, which faces a leadership crisis and is embroiled in factional disputes, splits into several small groups, as it may.

ECONOMIST: South Korea

On the eve of the getaway, Tom Cole, a Republican congressman from Oklahoma, told me that factional disputes over taxes and spending had created a dire situation.

NEWYORKER: The House of Pain

King said the bombing had nothing to do with any factional fighting and U.S. forces "never get involved" in disputes between rival warlords.

CNN: B-52 backs U.S. forces in Afghanistan