As well as debating whether Iraq is now engaged in a civil war, some of the bloggers writing about yesterday's attacks by Sunni militants in a Shia district of Baghdad are closely watching for the full range of responses of the Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
Gunmen detonated car bombs in crowded markets in Sadr City and tried to overrun the health ministry, which is run by the cleric's people.
Today in Baghdad, followers of Mr Sadr warned they would suspend their membership in parliament and the cabinet if the prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, met George Bush in Jordan next week, the Associated Press reports. The Sadr bloc is the backbone of Mr Maliki's political support, and its withdrawal would be a severe blow.
However, some bloggers suspect that Mr Sadr's allies will also respond with violence. After yesterday's blasts Shia gunmen on the streets promised to seek revenge and there were mortar attacks on Sunni areas.
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