Can ragtag guerrilla armies defeat larger, better trained, and better equipped forces? Only if they have popular support, avoid pitched battles, develop an alternative government, and create a widespread sense that they can win. All of these factors came together in Iraq, partly because of misguided U.S. policies.
References
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ColeJuan. “Informed Comment: Thoughts on the Middle East, History, and Religion.” Online. www.juancole.com. The best source of news and analysis on Iraq.
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ParentiChristian. “The Rough Guide to Baghdad,” and “Fables of Reconstruction.”The Nation. July 1, 2004, and August 18, 2004, respectively. The best brief discussions of the failed U.S. reconstruction effort in Iraq.
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RosenNir. “Falluja: Inside the Iraqi Resistance.”Asia Times. This seven-part series, which began on July 15, 2004, is an excellent account of the resistance movement in Falluja.
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Tse-TungMao. On Protracted War (University Press of the Pacific, 2001). The textbook on how to fight a guerrilla war.
