Quote Originally Posted by mtnhack View Post
Interesting theory. Where did you come up with that? (Resources?)

I doubt its validity because why would small groups of terrorists migrate into a hot zone filled with an entire armed force ready to fire on them? That goes against their cowardice nature of striking the unarmed and unprepared.

On Boyles, meh. It would only affect me if his replacement is inadequate. I am sure he will find work.
Why would they? Because they are not the brightest bulbs on the Christmas tree. And whether or not you believe it was an intentional strategy, it was widely discussed as a tactic, and in point of fact its what happened to a great extent. A lot of non-Iraqi extremists flocked to Iraq, instead of heading for the US or Europe. And died there.