Saddam's counterattack
The Wallstreet Journal wants to call the assassinations in Iraq a guerrilla war. My response:
Can't Ignore This Problem
Merv Benson - Washington, Texas
Guerrilla or small war, implies a raiding strategy. Saddam's forces are engaging in random assassinations of targets of opportunity. They control no part of Iraq.
They are doing what they did before the war--killing people who were a threat to the regime. The major difference this time is that they are going up against people with the means and will to fight back.
Their ambushes have had some effect on Humvee convoys, but when they mistakenly attacked a convoy of Bradleys last week at least 11 attackers were killed and no U.S. forces.
To fight these thugs, the U.S. needs to increase the force to space ratio in the area where the attacks are occurring. They need sufficient force to be able to cut off the avenue of retreat in any given area.
Potential sanctuaries need to suffer continuous disruption.
The U.S. needs to understand that it is far better to fight in Iraq than in the U.S. Only the naive believe that these people would leave the U.S. alone if we ignore them. The attacks of Sept. 11 show how ignoring a problem does not work.
The Wallstreet Journal wants to call the assassinations in Iraq a guerrilla war. My response:
Can't Ignore This Problem
Merv Benson - Washington, Texas
Guerrilla or small war, implies a raiding strategy. Saddam's forces are engaging in random assassinations of targets of opportunity. They control no part of Iraq.
They are doing what they did before the war--killing people who were a threat to the regime. The major difference this time is that they are going up against people with the means and will to fight back.
Their ambushes have had some effect on Humvee convoys, but when they mistakenly attacked a convoy of Bradleys last week at least 11 attackers were killed and no U.S. forces.
To fight these thugs, the U.S. needs to increase the force to space ratio in the area where the attacks are occurring. They need sufficient force to be able to cut off the avenue of retreat in any given area.
Potential sanctuaries need to suffer continuous disruption.
The U.S. needs to understand that it is far better to fight in Iraq than in the U.S. Only the naive believe that these people would leave the U.S. alone if we ignore them. The attacks of Sept. 11 show how ignoring a problem does not work.
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