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To: KLP who wrote (21337)	12/24/2003 5:10:03 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793706

"The Mesopotamian" Blog Hi Everybody, I just had a quick look at the latest comments. I am so damned busy these days. Difficult profession I have, especially in the present circumstances. Anyway, just some quick remarks. The calculations that I was planning to do were about quantitative estimates of the number of people actually engaged in sabotage. I saw that Omar of Iraq The Model beat me to it somehow in one of his posts. So anyway to cut a long story short I will summarize. - Most saboteurs are Sunni triangle people, but Most Sunnis are not saboteurs; that is a fact. - The last thing that we want is civil war and strife; so coupled with firm security measures, no effort must be spared to reassure everybody that nobody is going to be disfranchised and disfavored. - The Baathists have always used the sectarian card when they are cornered, because they don't have much else (ideologically or morally) to fall back on. - The article I referred to in the previous post impressed me mostly because we know our Baathists here, and it rang so true. They are essentially mercenaries. - Concerning the protection of gas and electricity etc. I was interested in the comments regarding finding a technical solution to the problem. This is vital and this is where the technical capabilities of the Coalition might be the answer. - Regarding the Iraqi contribution to maintaining security, there is in my opinion a kind of critical point, which when reached the balance will tip in favor of the patriotic forces, the IP the CDF etc. and then it will be the other side who will feel afraid and intimidated and that will be one of the signs of a favorable ending, and things will accelerate rapidly then. Efforts should not be spared to arrive at that point. - The Coalition Forces are taking energetic measures at the moment, and that is correct. However, there should be dialogue and political moves as well. - The enemy is trying his best to stir up sectarian feeling and violence; care must be exercised not to fall into this trap. - This whole enterprise is as vital to the interest of the American and a Western people as it is even more so for us Iraqis. There is no way to retreat or fall back; the job must be finished. All parties must be made to understand this. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All. Salaam Alaa