Modifying Civil War

Really, how many adjectives have you heard or read, in the MSM, used to modify the term "civil war in Iraq"? At some point, it's not an imminent, or likely, or threatening civil war. It's a civil war. When different groups in society take up arms against one another, and neither the central government nor the American occupiers can preserve civil peace, that's a civil war. I think we've passed that point--the point where it's a civil war--a ways back. Now, we're just in denial.

Any favorite modifiers?