[cardinal4]

Good morning, TQ! I continue to be amazed at the Iraqis who continue to fight. I guess its true, the ones who keep fighting dont want to have to face the people they have so badly trated and would rather die in a hail of American bullets, than face the families of the sons and daughters the Fedeyeen and ilk have butchered...

[TopQuark]

That is exactly right! You should be working as a consultant to our government.

I think the defenders are of two kinds. There are plenty of people that were privileged by the regime, and they honestly want it to succeed. Consider the number of people in RUssia that are nostalgic for communism --- it was good for them.

And for others, as you said so well, it is either be killed by a crowd of Iraqis after torture or by a bullet from an American gun. All I care about is that they don't take any of our boys with them when they go down.

You too, Cardinal, have a good day.