Once the civil war starts, there won't be much of a role for outsiders to play--except stay out of the way.

It's certainly true the US and its allies are not exactly credible "honest brokers", in contrast to the much-maligned (by both the Left and Right) UN. But of course, especially Bushites are not overly concerned with anybody who doesn't take Bush regime dictation--let' em go to hell, is their general view.