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To: Elroy who wrote (216850)	2/2/2005 1:23:10 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1585085

In fact, so far, they have not been squashed either by the US or the Iraqis. Secondly, its unclear when or if they will be squashed. So saying that squashing them is inevitable implies that you think it won't be that hard. All I was pointing out is that the reality, to date, has been quite different. No, saying that they will be "squashed" does not imply that anything is easy. But common sense says that an organized, US supported Iraqi government can win a battle with a minority terrorist group. You've got the Shining Path in Peru, the SLA in the 1970's, the ETA in Spain, and a host of other fringe terrorist groups. They may be around for years, but the long term future of the terrorist group against an Iraqi government is to lose. These groups may not be as powerful as they once were but they have not been "squashed". Squashed is being put down; crushed by a great force. That implies a certain of superiority in force that is doing the crushing. The US is not crushing the Iraqi insurgency. And for every group you mention above, there are others who have been around for a long time like Hamas or the IRA of N. Ireland, and still carry a certain amount of weight. However, if the insurgency were only to last 5-10 years in Iraq, the well being of the US would suffer. ted