[stuartcr]

!!?? Because they work well..

[Paleo Conservative]

One thing that's made it easier for the car bombers has been the explosive growth in car ownership in the last year.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

One day the Iraqi people will be fed up with car bombs!

Freedom is hard to gain and harder to keep.

[siunevada]

These people stand out in Iraq, and if known to be dangerous, turned in, or otherwise “taken care of.”

How about 'open season' on Sauds in Iraq? That would 'take care of' some of them.

[Lou L]

Your average car bomb had several hundred pounds of explosives, either in the form of artillery or mortar shells, or bulk explosives.

I've often wondered about this--where does all this "explosive" material come from, and where is it stored? Seems to me, that even these car-bomb builders have to get their explosives somewhere. Seems like if we could disrupt the supply of explosives, or locate the source, the bombings would go way down.

[Doctor Stochastic]

A GEM series: Guidance, Explosives, Mobility.

[Americanexpat]

Thank you for posting this information robowombat.

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

Foreigners (usually Saudis) are recruited to drive the suicide bombs. Saudis are much more eager to become “martyrs” than are Iraqis.

But, I was told the Saudis were our friends. How can this be?

Most Iraqis wanted nothing to do with the car bombers, now that just about anyone could become a victim.

IOW, Most Iraqis didn't care that Saudi car-bombers were killing US military personnel.

It wasn't until their fellow Iraqis started dying that they began reporting bomb-making activity.