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To: TimF who wrote (134267)	5/30/2004 6:03:34 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Hi twfowler; Re: "Each new war is not just like some past war and you can't determine how the war will play out by some simple analogy to a past situation." I agree completely. Unfortunately, I am arguing with people who are profoundly stupid so I must use analogies. To me, it was perfectly obvious that the Iraqis would shoot us out of the country, but there were a lot of people going on about how much military power we had, or how different Iraq was from Vietnam. As a reminder, after I wrote: "Human history is filled with examples of people who fought against invaders for decades. All that it takes is hope", your response was: twfowler, April 30, 2002 I don't think that Iraq's army would have that level of hope and determination. #reply-17402656 Well here it is 1 one year on, a growing US troop presence in Iraq, an accelerating casualty rate, and no sign of a drop in hope or determination on the side of the insurgents. Hey, maybe we would win if we just stuck it out for a few decades. -- Carl

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