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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (202993)	4/17/2007 8:20:32 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793913

>>Seems to me if we don't stop the flow of arms and men from Syria and Iran we are just pissing in the wind.<< Oral, did you read General McCaffrey's full report? He claims that most of the resistance is coming from inside Iraq! In total, enemy insurgents or armed sectarian militias (SCIRI, JAM, Pesh Merga, AQI, 1920’s Brigade, et. al.) probably exceed 100,000 armed fighters. These non-government armed bands are in some ways more capable of independent operations than the regularly constituted ISF. They do not depend fundamentally on foreign support for their operations. Most of their money, explosives, and leadership are generated inside Iraq. The majority of the Iraqi population (Sunni and Shia) support armed attacks on American forces. Although we have arrested 120,000 insurgents (hold 27,000) and killed some huge number of enemy combatants (perhaps 20,000+) --- the armed insurgents, militias, and Al Qaeda in Iraq without fail apparently re-generate both leadership cadres and foot soldiers. Their sophistication, numbers, and lethality go up--- not down--- as they incur these staggering battle losses. iraqslogger.com