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To: CountofMoneyCristo who wrote (704)	9/21/2001 1:17:03 PM
From: HH	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I accept your and Dale's conclusion that "cowardice" in the true sense is inappropriate. But this phenomen of "soldiers" begging for mercy at the first confrontation is very significant in estimating out current situation. Its the achilles heel of the thug governments and terrorists. They don't have the committment of the populace. The populace is scared,impoverished,ignorant (yes, ignorant but this is not meant as a emotional , racist remark. They are truly ignorant.) If you take out the nation-state sponsor, the terrorist will wither away. HH

To: CountofMoneyCristo who wrote (704)	9/23/2001 2:00:11 AM
From: SirRealist	Respond to of 281500

Of all the critiques about our responsibility for this and that, your comments in this post about Iraq describe what I remember best of that expedition. We rendered Hussein largely impotent, so it was called a victory. Perhaps it was necessary to get out fast without losing support from the Arab allies. Yet, just one good attack on the hated RG would have boosted the morale of Hussein's opposition within the general populace there, and given the RG a chance to reflect on their vulnerable mortality. That we walked before that occurred has puzzled me since.

To: CountofMoneyCristo who wrote (704)	9/23/2001 2:00:11 AM
From: SirRealist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Of all the critiques about our responsibility for this and that, your comments in this post about Iraq describe what I remember best of that expedition. We rendered Hussein largely impotent, so it was called a victory. Perhaps it was necessary to get out fast without losing support from the Arab allies. Yet, just one good attack on the hated RG would have boosted the morale of Hussein's opposition within the general populace there, and given the RG a chance to reflect on their vulnerable mortality. That we walked before that occurred has puzzled me since.