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Originally posted by Ironhorse
Apparently this guerilla strategy was planned by the Iraqis all along. The heat makes matters worse and the fact that most Iraqis still don't have electricity and running water.
I think the US admin tried to apply the 'Afghanistan Plan' but Iraq is very different, much more civilized; Iraqis are used to a certain standard of living and they will be pissed as long as they don't have these very basic needs met.
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The important part of the Afghanistan plan was to co-op local Afghanis to go into the towns and cities. That was intentionally avoided in this war. 3 US soldiers have died per week since Bush announced the end of major combat. That's not outside of expectation, is it?