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July 6, 2005
Iraq - Death by a Thousand Cuts
It seems rather clear to me that the insurgency's strategy for "defeating" the U.S. is to use a Chinese technique of a "Death by a Thousand Cuts". Any one is not enough to kill you, but over time the cumulative effect is to increase one's pain and slowly bleed you to death. Each day the insurgency sets off another roadside bomb which kills a relatively small number of soldiers. The incident is reported in the world's newspapers, especially those in the United States. The next day comes and another report of a bomb or suicide bomber is on the front page of the paper or is the lead story on the evening news programs. Every day we are reminded of the ongoing war, the never ending death of young Americans dying in a far away land, for a cause that is increasingly difficult to obtain. The numbers are not large when compared to other wars. The losses in Vietnam, Korea, WWI, WWII or the Civil War were so much larger. The enemy is very effectively using the media to turn the citizens of the U.S. against the administration. Each death, even one, seems to make every American question the validity of our actions. How long before Zarqawi and Al Qaeda change American opinion to the point where we demand a withdrawal from Iraq? It would be a truly amazing victory for them.
Posted by Chip Spear at July 6, 2005 9:35 AM
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