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To: stockman_scott who wrote (112355)	8/22/2003 10:01:35 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Hi stockman_scott; That was a great post by cnyndwllr. Here's another paragraph: If we cannot identify the guerrillas and therefor cannot effectively fight against them, we can assume two things. First, we can assume that we are NOT getting the necessary cooperation from the Iraqi "grateful" population. The guerrillas have to live, travel, eat and operate within the population and there are clearly plenty of Iraqis that know and suspect those that are involved. If we are still trying to develop effective "intelligence" then we know that they are generally not volunteering information. The second thing we can assume is that there is no strategic plan that we can put into place that will neutralize the effectiveness of the guerrillas. By this I mean that we cannot create "safe" enclaves from which we can operate and still achieve whatever goals it is that the Bush people have. #reply-19235179 -- Carl