Hanoijane my old Tangarine,
Now your addressing the political chestnut of the situation rather than the military one. As for the old "the rebels may contain Al Queda, Taliban, Hezbolah and other types of nuts" chestnut, you're probably right. But.... that's our glorious leaders' problem. Eventually someone else's admittedly, but a different debate from how one goes about defeating a military opponent.
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