Sun Tzu, the great Chinese philosopher of war, once wrote, “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” The absence of such knowledge invites trouble, often disaster.
中国伟大的战略家孙子曾写道：“知己知彼，百战不殆。”不具备这样的头脑就会遇到麻烦，而且通常是灾难性的麻烦。这一点当然适用于正发生在伊拉克的武装冲突，而了解这些叛乱的性质是至关重要同时也是极为困难的。