Flexibility is the key to...what?

This is downright diabolical. I mean, using retarded women as unknowing, human smart bombs is wrong, and offends us, but the bad guys are pretty smart. The bombers didn't really know what was going to happen, and people already considered them a non-threatening part of the landscape. The fact that the targets in question were pet markets is additionally cruel, but you gotta imagine the anti-insurgent propaganda possibilities: "They use retarded women as bombs...against markets full of people and puppies (ok, birds)."

There was also a whole load of dead pigeons lying around after the attack.

Then again, we could all just sit back and watch dog-riding rodeo monkeys.

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[WingmanX]

You mentioned the thing that I think is most important here: the anti-insurgent propaganda capabilities. Mao said that as soon as you divorce yourself from the people, you lose your power. AQI is losing ground, losing relevancy. That's not to say there's not problems or other insurgent groups willing to pick up their slack, but it's still encouraging.

Apologies if this is unintelligible. It's too late on a Friday for truly coherent thought.

[antitool]

Wingman X: Take HIST 363. You will love it.

Ditto on alienating the insurgents from the populace. Mao was right about a lot of things, but take him and Guevara with a huge grain of salt.

You also probably realize that all these guys have to do in order to win is force an early US pullout. Sadly enough, the relative weakness and ignorance of the American people--at least when it comes to conflict--stacks the deck in their favor.