> There are approximately 150 thousand foreign troops in
> Iraq - mostly American. The Americans command the air
> and have a varied arsenal of devastating ground
> weapons at their disposal. Their Iraqi opponents are
> armed only with comparatively light arms.
>
> Despite these kill-tech assets the Americans do not
> command events in large areas of the country,
Because political circumstances don't allow for the application of the massive, overly indiscriminate force required to destroy the opposition.
-- Luke