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This rant is from the multiple political ideologies that live inside my head. They need a place to come out and play. (In a politically offensive way) Entry into this space is not advised!
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0131/p01s03-usmi.html
I've been watching the Iraq casualty rate for a while now, using it as a metric for success. For the last two mouths it's been dropping. So I looked a round for why. It looks like another case of hard targets survive and soft targets get blow up. As more US vehicles become armored and IED countermeasures accumulate, the rebels need a place to be successful.
Although they still would very much like to kill Americans and try on an ever increasing schedule, oil and Iraqi's seem to be the new target of choice. I have to admit if I was an rebel I would hit the oil fields an pipelines first. It really pisses off the local population to not have electricity and gasoline. Just look at the hatred/craziness created by Katrina. Strip away the veneer of civilization and people will get ugly quite quickly. By turning of the lights, the anger directed at Americans will actual swell the ranks of the very people who turned the lights off. Smart strategy (assuming there was any thinking behind their actions).
I've been watching the Iraq casualty rate for a while now, using it as a metric for success. For the last two mouths it's been dropping. So I looked a round for why. It looks like another case of hard targets survive and soft targets get blow up. As more US vehicles become armored and IED countermeasures accumulate, the rebels need a place to be successful.
Although they still would very much like to kill Americans and try on an ever increasing schedule, oil and Iraqi's seem to be the new target of choice. I have to admit if I was an rebel I would hit the oil fields an pipelines first. It really pisses off the local population to not have electricity and gasoline. Just look at the hatred/craziness created by Katrina. Strip away the veneer of civilization and people will get ugly quite quickly. By turning of the lights, the anger directed at Americans will actual swell the ranks of the very people who turned the lights off. Smart strategy (assuming there was any thinking behind their actions).
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