To: Neocon who wrote (103542 ) 6/30/2003 10:30:17 PM From: Bilow Read Replies (2) | Respond to Hi Neocon; Re: "Everything that the Administration said turned out to be more or less true. "There was a big welcome for US troops, just not universally. "The locals are not shooting the shit out of us ... "... some elements of the Saddam regime are resisting ... "... but they have succeeded in killing about one soldier per day, which is more like gang violence than guerilla war. "We have improved the quality of life for many Iraqis, in fact. I read a great article in the Washington Post about that recently. "However, in some areas there remains a problem with sabotage. "The Iraqi military did surrender in large numbers, or melted away, which, after all, was what the leaflets suggested ("Lay down your arms and go home"). "It is well known that the Shi'ites were held hostage by a special concentration of Ba'athists, and as soon as that resistance had been broken, they did rise up. "
