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Buck Galaxy — 9/25/2004 6:12:02 PM (archived)

there is a big difference between the average american and Iraqi psyche. They have been terrorized for decades by Saddam's murderers and are only in the beginning stages of coming out of their fear and silence. Perhaps after they've experienced freedom a bit longer they will feel it is worth fighting for.

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America is Iraq redux - LJ - 9/25/2004 6:37:52 AM
- OK, forget it - LJ - 9/25/2004 4:15:54 PM
  - Iraqi support - Tom Brosz - 9/25/2004 7:03:05 PM
  - What you fail to take into account is - Buck Galaxy - 9/25/2004 6:12:02 PM
  - Since the insurgency is losing, is not supported by Iraqis, and civil society will win in Iraq, I guess your premise is correct, basically (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/25/2004 5:41:45 PM
    - A few thousand insurgents, 25 millions armed Iraqi citizens - they would be wiped out overnight if they weren't supported to some degree by the majority (n/t) - LJ - 9/25/2004 6:14:34 PM
      - Bu that standard, the USA should be crime free. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/25/2004 7:38:29 PM
- What a poor analogy. - ebnelson - 9/25/2004 2:44:57 PM
- re: America is Iraq redux - gbaikie - 9/25/2004 2:42:26 PM
- re: Very long! - Raoul - 9/25/2004 7:49:57 AM
  - Forever. As long as there was an American who did not want foreign troops on US soil. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/25/2004 1:36:29 PM

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