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An extremely astute observation, my friend,
and an historical lesson I am sure well-learned by many insurgent groups worldwide, including the Iraqis. Add in financial support and overt and covert support by the local citizenry and you have the makings of an effort that is costly to the occupier, financially and temporally.
posted by
saul_relative
on January 12, 2005 at 4:05 PM
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According to...
...the CIA Iraq has a population of just over 25 million, which means the insurgents, rebels, terrorists, baddies, whatever, make up around 0.12%.
In Ireland, when we were up against the IRA for thirty-odd years, it was a little less - 0.1% of a much smaller population of around a million.
And as Ireland showed, a determined minority with a genuine axe to grind can hold out and keep going for a long, long time against an occupying force that they see as being unjust and unwelcome.
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posted by
DamonLeigh
on January 10, 2005 at 11:18 AM
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I think it's up to the Iraqis to get out and vote. They can show the
thugs they want democracy or they can stay home and let the thugs win. This will be a day we will learn a lot about the future of Iraq for sure.
posted by
sarooster
on January 6, 2005 at 4:46 AM
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Saul, I've turned my brain off to bad news until Feb.
posted by
kingmi
on January 5, 2005 at 5:54 PM
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