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To: TimF who wrote (181389)	1/22/2004 8:29:40 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) of 1577828

Really? How is not very much like the Russian experience in Afghanistan? 1 - A much smaller percentage of the population is actively against us. How much smaller? Where are the numbers to support your supposition? BTW opposition against the Russians grew over time much like opposition against us is growing in Iraq. 2 - We are not trying to set up a puppet government and make Iraq effectively part of an empire. Our very presence is a threat. 3 - There is no active superpower help for the opposition and there is less help from other nations that are not superpowers. Not yet......how long do you think it will be before the larger Arab nations begin to support the insurgents? 4 - The US military is a more effective force then the old Soviet military and it is on the whole more loyal. While there have been one or two cases where American soldiers committed terrorist acts on other soldiers, there has not and almost certainly will not be the type of corruption and working with the enemy that happened in the Soviet forces in Afghanistan. You may be well right. However, American soldiers much like the Russians have not been all that effective when it comes to fighting the insurgents. 5 - 9/11 has change the American mindset, the USSR had not had a similar recent attack. This point is specious. Iraq is not about 9/11 not matter how hard you really try to believe it is. Most American soldiers know that too. 6 - The US is economically and otherwise stronger and healthier then the Soviet Union was. The Russian economy was much stronger when the war started. In two years, the strength of our economy has diminished. How good will it be after multiple yearly deficits thanks to Iraq and a spendthrift president? 7 - The terrain is more favorable. The terrain in the north of Iraq is the same. Any other differences are neutralized by the Iraqi heat in summer. In case you hadn't noticed, our guys are really flagging under that heat. ted Tim

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