On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 13:10:48 +0000, NOYB wrote:


So if the bombings are occurring at a rate of 500 week, and only 200-300
have been committed by Iraqis since March of 2003 (roughly 120 weeks),
it's logical to conclude that an *extreme* minority (less than 1%) of the
attacks are by Iraqis rather than by foreigners.

Geez, NOYB, I sure it was a simple oversight on your part and you really
weren't trying to mislead us. "Only two or three of the hundreds of
*suicide* bombings since the war began in March 2003 appear to have been
committed by Iraqis." As opposed to " Increasingly violent suicide *and*
roadside bombings are expected to continue at a rate of 65 daily -
nearly 500 a week." The article goes on to say "There is no significant
number of Iraqis who are willing to blow themselves up."

I'm also sure this wasn't an intentional omission. "The increased
visibility of foreign fighters, whose numbers have sometimes been
estimated as low as *5% of the insurgency*, has helped cement a loose bond
between the fledgling Iraqi government and security forces and their
American counterparts, one senior defense official in Baghdad said.

Or, "Although the insurgency could sustain itself in the short term, with
an estimated 100 to 200 foreign fighters entering the country from Syria
each month." While estimates of the total size of the insurgency are
generally @20,000.

So, from your article, I read, that the foreign militants are looking for
their 70 virgins, while the Iraqis *still* make up the majority of the
insurgency.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...ck=1&cset=true