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To: Neeka who wrote (85453)	3/24/2003 12:28:39 AM
From: bela_ghoulashi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I think it's a mistake to overemphasize the resistance in the rear areas. It may well be more than we might have expected, but it is not more than we can handle. If these troops are largely Ba'athist party loyalists, they will be taken out as they resist and they are not in unlimited supply. We will have more troops backfilling in our rear areas, I expect, as the formations originally planned for Turkey come around the horn and start to disembark in Kuwait instead. What we've seen today is not to be unexpected, it is common in all military operations where you are attempting to maneuver force quickly and rapidly rather than secure each step before advancing. Resistance in the rear is not evidence of imminent failure or drastic miscalculation. But it does serve those who want to play against people's over-optimistic hopes.