Ohiocore

Regarding the Vietnam War, it is commonly recounted that America held total military supremacy against an enemy that held total political supremacy. That is to say, we could bomb all we wanted, but still not win the war. Think about that context as you read the following statement:

"Contrary to U.S. government claims, the insurgency in Iraq is led by well-armed Sunnis angry about losing power, not foreign fighters, and is far larger than previously thought, American military officials say.

The officials told The Associated Press the guerrillas can call on loyalists to boost their forces to as high as 20,000 and have enough popular support among nationalist Iraqis angered by the presence of U.S. troops that they cannot be militarily defeated. "

That's right. Read it again. They aren't talking about political failure. That's American military saying that despite the full force of the world's greatest superpower, native Iraqi guerrillas "cannot be militarily defeated." About the point your guys are saying the enemy, such as they know it, is invincible... just about then, I think you should get very, very worried.

The story is Associated Press: AP: Iraq Insurgency Larger Than Thought