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Originally posted by theking
..in the short run there would be a large number of Iraq's killed...but in the long run...this act would save Iraqi lives...as it would shorten the conflict and a reasonably secure Iraq would be the result.
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Even if the US military was a lot harder in the initial stages, there would still be plenty of insurgents now, perhaps more They wouldn't have all come out of the wood work.
I'm not sure it's possible to win a guerilla war like this.. It reminds me a lot more of the Mujahideen versus the Soviets than Vietnam. No doubt some of the same players too.