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Thanks for the ping. One problem is that politicians always look at domestic political ramifications of their moves first and foremost. It seems that it was decided that it would be politically smart to try and fight this war on the cheap and on the sly. There have been plans for reshaping all the Arab nations, indeed the very culture itself. Though it is known to us who watch the theoreticians it is not common public knowledge. For example when I said to an average someone we had plans for Syria he thought I was nuts and wondered where I got such a notion. The country is not prepared for new wars, costly and protracted occupations nor guerilla warfare and the administration has only itself to blame for that. The play safe political strategy may come back to haunt them at election time.