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To: michael97123 who wrote (106904)	7/21/2003 12:57:19 PM
From: Chas.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

mike, the guerillas are republican guard hard core, I doubt if religion has anything at all to with it, I see them as true believers of Saddam and his return to power........... if they can put enough pressure on US to pull out, that is what they(Rep guard HC) are counting on, I suspect they are financially taken care of, on a need money basis, by the Saddam underground. I think the answer to the guerilla situation is for the US to use indigenous and or other Arab operatives and mercenaries to get into their ranks and destroy from within as much as possible as well as supplying tactical and logistical info whenever possible. it will not end tomorrow no matter what....... it is going to take a long term commitment and a policy of involving other Arab interested parties, ie Jordan, Syria.....maybe even some Palestinian hard ass's. It will not be done with American GIs in uniform, the Arab culture will not allow it. It has all been done before and on a grander scale, T.E. Lawrence showed the way with the French and British guiding and supplying............ not much has changed in Arab cultural thinking since then, the same dynamics apply, although the stakes have gone up considerably.

To: michael97123 who wrote (106904)	7/21/2003 2:10:55 PM
From: Rascal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Simple Level with th American people and the world on the situation. Get a new UN resolution Build the coalition we should have built before. Let our Allies help us restore/rebuild/protect Iraq. Multilateralism Really, it's quite simple. Only thing stopping this plan from beginning is the people responsible for planning are not on board. rascal @it'swhatBidensaidonthefloorlastweek.com

To: michael97123 who wrote (106904)	7/21/2003 3:01:42 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

No, I think contrary to every media report, the military was well prepared for guerilla activity. I see no sign that they were under illusions that Saddam's thugs and Uday's fedayeen would all quietly disappear. These people do not have other options open to them. Therre is guerilla activity, and our military is conducting counter-insurgency raids. The legit criticism, I think, is that they simply failed to forsee the colapse of all Iraqi institutions when Saddam fell, and didn't have a good Plan B ready.