S SHafer wrote: > More troops would have allowed the US to reestablish the rule of law more quickly. Once the rule of law broke down and looting began, then the Iraqi people's trust in the US diminished as well. Considering how much trust in the US they had to begin with, I was not shocked at the outcome of our "war" there. Given our plans for the region, insurgency was a rather foregone conclusion. > Bato001 at aol.com wrote:In a message dated 02/10/2005 11:21:07 AM Eastern Standard Time, > howard at brazee.net writes: > I guess this is what I disagree with. More troops, better communication and a > willing, helpful population It's the latter that we never had, and wouldn't even if we'd had more troops. Yes, it would certainly have helped, but it was never really in question. Trying to not get TOO involved in this one, Chris "A war is when *two* armies are fighting." - Bill Hicks