Rise up, return, rebuild. (Bird's Eye).(lessons on reconstructing Iraq from Central Europe)

As I write this in early April, the situation in Iraq remains unresolved. Saddam Hussein's militia--the fedayeen--takes pot shots at coalition troops and supply lines hourly but, so far, this seems more likely to prove an irritant rather than a prelude to full-scale guerilla war. Whatever its ultimate military significance, however, the resistance that coalition forces have encountered shows that at least some Iraqis are willing to fight and die for the Baath regime. Of course, little doubt exists that coalition forces will eventually get Baghdad firmly under control and face only sporadic resistance in outlying areas. A number of Iraqis will then cooperate in creating a ...