man u guys are so messed up ! and the 12ers feed of this
let me set you straight the ijma of ahle sunnah scholars is that in all his wars ali b alitalib was right and all those who opposed him were wrong.Plus this is not merely a historical issue but a RELIGIOUS one. As all laws in Shariah pertaining to dealing with muslim rebels come from the Quran and EXAMPLE OF ALI B ABITALIB.
She is no doubt the wife of Prophet and our mother, but muslims had the option to support either mother or what was Haqq and Ali was on Haqq at that time.( refer to sahih muslim and hadith of ammar in the mosque of kufa)