From: "Robert G Lewis" 


"Jeff Shultz"  wrote in message
news:pan.2004.11.04.04.25.27.237350{at}shultzinfosystems.com...
> On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 19:52:25 -0600, John Cuccia wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 16:51:14 -0800, jeff 
>> wrote:
>>
>>>> As long as we maintain the mindset that there can be
decisive battles
>>>> in guerrilla wars we are doomed to failure.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>A decisive battle in a guerrilla war is one that deprives them of a safe
>>>haven.
>>
>> Yep, good point that worked really well in Vietnam, as it's working today
>> in Palestine.
>
> We weren't allowed to take out the safe havens in Vietnam (N. Vietnam,
> China, USSR), and I wouldn't consider it to be like Palestine as much as a
> bit further north - Israel hasn't had all that many problems from Lebanon
> since they cleaned their clocks, have they?
>
>

I guess we could invite Syria into Iraq couldn't we.

Bob Lewis

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