> The bastards also learned a lesson or two - they no longer rely on the
> population at large to carry "the devil's own fire," they hire
> professional
> mercenaries for that. So the glaring differences may indeed emerge,
> but
> this time around the folk have no longer "the devil's fire" at their
> fingertips - their 2nd amendment guns are merely sticks and stones vis
> a vis
> the combined fire power and organization of the US Army, the Marines,
> and
> the USAF.
So? It seems to be working out okay for the Iraqi insurgents.