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Politics : Stop the War! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Techplayer who wrote (7344)	4/3/2003 11:33:04 PM
From: Sojourner Smith	Respond to of 21614

That's right. The US may be getting inside help along with special operations.

To: Techplayer who wrote (7344)	4/4/2003 2:08:42 AM
From: PartyTime	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 21614

I don't think so. Remember, there are thousands of wells in the south and very few were wired. There are some reports out about this, you'll hear more later. Remember, this gang are experts at torching wells--they easily could have done so. Saddam, however, is on public record as stating he would not do that. They also had a primetime opportunity to blow the dam, with US forces close and didn't. It seems clear, based on how this war has developed, that Saddam's strategy never was to blow his country's infrastructure and sources of commerce; rather it is similar to that of the Viet Cong. Playing on his inside knowledge that most Iraqi people confronted with a choice between a dictator and a conqueror would choose neither, and thus always be inbetween the offense and the defense. The others would support him. After all, most, if not all, of his political enemies have either been killed or have fled the country. And the Iraqi defense strategy seems to consist largely of urban combat intention, this on extremely familiar territory. The tank battles and firefights we've seen probably have had more to do with their sense of honor and dignity of repelling an invader, than any strategical reliance on logistics--it's a kind of fight the Iraqis would never win against the US-Brit superior technology. Bottom line is the invading army has conquered not yet a single city, and the stakes are now all in Baghdad where the big seige is now in effect. They'll be attempts to break it, but most likely this will lead to very high casualties, lots of pain and a high measure of frustration. Perhaps a better strategy, rather than the mad dash to Baghdad, would have been to secure fully the rest of the nation and institute a new government without benefit of Baghdad, this in a belief Baghdad people will eventually tire of the condition of the seige. And that brings us to the next diplomatic battle: What government will the United Nations recognize as legitimate? The US will likely bog that process down in order to buy time to keep its occupation. But I fear that occupation will become deadly as all of the OBL wannabes actually become so and new pressures are brought to bear on the US occupying force, occupying a land that will be struggling for its own legitimacy. Simply put, this war only made matters worse. Eventually, more Americans will learn this. I think they sense the troubles early on, but fell hook, line and sinker for the Bush propaganda machine which, itself, is a credible force--one perhaps more powerful than even the US military. Sad, but could prove true!