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bigtree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-04-09 02:16 PM
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26. sure
Edited on Fri Dec-04-09 02:17 PM by bigtree
I didn't mean to say that we're creating 'similar numbers' of resistance to our own troop numbers, but it's clear that the resistant violence has increased with the increased presence and activity of our forces. Whether the escalation succeeds in ending the suicide bombings and the roadside bombs which represent most of that resistance remains to be seen.

Thing is, even Bush's intelligence agencies collectively concluded that our force presence and activity in the region was fueling and fostering more resistant violence than our forces could reasonably put down. I don't think that equation changes just because we're increasing the NATO force to 100,000 or so. After all, the Pentagon's premier manual on COIN says some 700,000 troops are needed to effectively quell an insurgency. This is just poking the bear and hoping and praying that he's frightened enough not to poke back. I'm not optimistic on that score.
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