Brain Fertilizer

It's going to get bloody, folks.

At this point, I cannot even tell you what the final result might be. In every direct engagement with US forces, the enemy loses. But in an insurgency like this, they don't have to engage us directly.

Will the current campaign result in significant attrition of insurgent forces? Will the Iraqis shrug off the lessons of a decade of oppression and begin standing up for their own nation and security?

It is important to note who the insurgents are targeting: the Iraqis, both common citizens and the government.

We don't have to kill every insurgent to win. We just have to stand firm, and the Iraqis merely have to take responsibility for their nation. Right now, I can't insist that will happen. I know we'll do our part...