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To: LindyBill who wrote (65678)8/31/2004 1:37:10 AM
From: Nadine Carroll  Read Replies (3) of 793990
 
>>Barry Rubin is pessimistic

I agree with his analysis of what is going on. I have no doubt Bush agrees. How to handle it will be decided after the election, of course.


When I think back to the beginning of the intifada (aka the practice run for the WOT), I remember that the Israelis were in a similar position of not being able to respond. The strictures of the Oslo accords and the chance of the hoped-for peace deal immobilized them from any real response; all they could do is play defense and complain.

Slowly, over the course of the 4 years since, the rules have changed, the gloves have started to come off, and they have figured out working responses to an enemy that fights in cities and behind children. Hit the leaders, show you're not afraid to fight inside the cities, cultivate a network of informers. The Americans have been watching, and the Iranians should remember that covert war is a game two can play.
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