Scouring Iraq for Enemies, Finding Farmers and Mud

To: letters@nytimes.com
Subject: Scouring Iraq for Enemies, Finding Farmers and Mud

So Lt. Col. Buck James thinks that "in Iraq's macho culture the insurgents' unwillingness to put up a fight may end up costing them the support of the people who are shielding them now."

Put up a fight with small arms against helicopters and tanks? Not even Iraqis are that macho.