Mud, lies and a wretched war
From the roadsides and the hills the rebels attacked and ran, their army having been defeated in almost every major encounter. Still, these insurgents and their leader would not give in or give up. Insurgents fighting on their own soil don't lose wars or win wars; they merely outlast the occupying force.
And that's the way it's going in Iraq on this Independence Day weekend. The latest technology, laser-aimed missiles and supersonic jets, pound the insurgents daily, wipe out nests of them, kill scores in powerful sweeps of villages - and victory is nowhere in sight.