[Dominic Harr]

Right now, on the ground in Iraq, who's the enemy?

That is the main trick here in this war.

It's an interesting, dangerous problem. But militarily, it never once threatens a 'victory' on the battlefield.

Compared to "how do we take this island with 20,000 dug-in Japanese", tis a better problem to have.

[atlaw]

Right now, on the ground in Iraq, who's the enemy?

That is the main trick here in this war. It's an interesting, dangerous problem. But militarily, it never once threatens a 'victory' on the battlefield.

It's a little more than an "interesting, dangerous problem." It is the definition of military aimlessness.

And it is coupled with another "dangerous" element -- the lack of a definable "battlefield."

And if you don't know for certain who the enemy is or where the battlefield is, by what measure are you gauging "victory on the battlefield?"