They just got a different tool to use than we do: They kill innocent lives to achieve objectives. That's what they do. And they're good. They get on the TV screens and they get people to ask questions about, well, you know, this, that or the other. I mean, they're able to kind of say to people: Don't come and bother us, because we will kill you. Bush - Joint News Conference with Blair - 28 July '06

Sunday, October 16, 2005

How Big is the Iraqi Insurgency?

Global Guerrillas: Here is my new estimate on the size of the Iraqi insurgency. It is available as a PDF download: How Big is the Iraqi Insurgency.pdf. I will likely convert it to a Web view at a later date.

..This failure to properly appreciate the current level of the insurgency is a mistake on par with the failure to generate plans for counter-insurgency prior to the invasion. If this estimate bears out to be even nearly correct, we will not see an end to disappointment and failure in Iraq until we depart. Link