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To: GST who wrote (144278)	8/27/2004 3:00:13 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"Right now I see no evidence that we have even glimpsed what makes him tick or where we stand in relation him. When you say 'we', who do you mean? The media? I think I have a pretty good idea about who he is and what he represents. "His strategy never required him to kill American's or outgun us in Najaf -- this is so dumb that I can't believe it." I completely agree. Although, he hoped that there would be a wave of support that would rise up and back him ... I am almost sure of that. That didn't happen, at least to the degree that he would have liked. Had it, he could have tried to out fight his opposition. I think he still hopes for that eventuality. He is free now to campaign and recruit. What makes him tick? That is too hard to translate into Western understanding. Bottom line though, he is hungry for power and his threat should not be dismissed as a result of this agreement.