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Those rooting for US defeat (including lots of Americans, I am sad to say) are hanging onto the idea that the "resistance" is coming from ordinary Iraqis. How many times have we heard "they've underestimated the strength of the Iraqi resistance." We all knew it was the strength of the terror squads - and they were largely responsible for the muted recepetion the coalition forces had received in the south. Now we see there are mercenaries among them - they are not even Iraqi. Can't you just feel the swelling of relief and joy among the populace. It is great to see - and the Arab street will never hear about it - aided by BBC and all the American fifth-columnists.