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Some interesting thoughts as we enter into the "long slog" period in Iraq, and many of us wonder how long it will be until we start seeing body counts and hear the phrase "light at the end of the tunnel".

Now Remind Me: Why Did We Bomb Laos?:
I don’t think that Americans quite grasp that countries don’t like having foreigners bomb them. We tend to justify our wars in terms of abstractions: We are attacking to defeat communism, impose democracy, overcome evil or, now, to end terrorism. The countries being bombed, devastated, and occupied usually think they are fighting invaders who have no business being there. The distinction is lost on many.