Welcome to Iraq-Nam
By Gwynne Dyer
August 5, 2003

'When in doubt, do something' is a sound tactical axiom on the battlefield, but a rotten guide
to strategy.

In the past week or so, Iraqi guerillas have been killing US troops at the rate of about two a day.  Even if the fighting does not escalate any further, at least 1,000 more American troops will die in Iraq before the
election in November, 2004.  Welcome to Iraq-Nam. . . .

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