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To: LindyBill who wrote (16586)	11/18/2003 4:17:25 PM
From: JF Quinnelly	Respond to of 793656

That's my impression, too. Americans will accept combat casualties. But they have much less patience with the steady, low level casualties inflicted on an occupation force by guerillas. One reason is the open-ended nature of occupation and nation-building. If you haven't seen the movie "The Quiet American", you should make a point to see it. It's Vietnam, 1952. French combat troops are nearing the end of their time there. An idealistic young American CIA operative is engaged in a little nation building, planning for when the French leave. But the locals have plans of their own, and don't always behave how we expect. Graham Greene wrote the story in 1955. It's a very good little movie.