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Quote by: Scribbler1 And the most glaring comparison with Vietnam is how the "enemies" and "friendlies" are the same people. |
In the early part of the war the Pentagon was referring to the insurgents as the "anti-Iraqi" forces. They still do from time to time. So the "anti-Iraqi" Iraqis are attacking the "pro-Iraqi" non-Iraqi occupiers. It is beyond surreal. Your comparison to a Steven King novel makes sense, except that King novels all have a twisted internal logic which is more than can be said for the Bush administration policies.
And remember all the predictions about the insurgency collapsing when they caught Saddam, or when they had elections or when the new government took office. Now the Pentagon is predicting that the insurgency will begin to wane sometime in 2007 after staying steady through 2006.
Pentagon sees Iraqi rebel strength holding steady
I'm sure this prediction will be as accurate as all the others.