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I haven't read the articles (I will, just tired today). I'm not sure a general percentage is relevant. What I think they should be looking at is what percentage of the leadership is foreign. Insurgent groups tend not to do very well without a dynamic or threatening leadership. Most of the insurgent gen pop are probably either:
1. On the fence
2. Adventurers
3. Have family members threatened etc.
I recently read a post from a guy there in which they are finding "suicide bombers" chained to the vehicles, something we saw here a few years ago and I highly suspect came via the IRA. Most groups have long put fail-safe systems in their vehicles in case the the martyr loses nerve.
I would think it would be fairly difficult to replace Zarqawi or Bin Laden, it takes a few years to develop the Che Mystic.
Just 02
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
Still want to quit?
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