<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-tactics19jun19,0,68227.story>
[snip] "We've had the Northern Ireland guys … we've had every expert from Vietnam come out of the woodwork to be talking heads," a senior U.S. military intelligence official told reporters in Baghdad. "But I've got to tell you, it's all, `Blah, blah, blah,' and I'm not sure any of it fits right now. They're scratching their heads and trying to figure this out too." The assault made clear again the folly of underestimating an enemy once dismissed by Pentagon officials as "dead enders." [snip]
