Subject; Tanks and the War: In three coordinated attacks on American soldiers recently, 54 Iraquis were killed with no American lives lost. This was a victory for American equipment and technology, but not for or cause. Anti-American forces are in a battle to convince the local population that they, and not the Americans, will rule Iraq in the long run. By mounting coordinated attacks on this scale, they demonstrate their power to the locals, regardless of their losses. As the locals understand opposition forces can replace the 46 lives lost so long as a portion of the Arab world views their cause as legitimate. We can’t beat terrorists with tanks. We must choose carefully whom to fight, when to fight and where to fight. By taking on Saddam Hussein, we have made a living martyr of a man few Iraqis and fewer Arab religious fundamentalists cared for. President Bush’s strategy empowers our enemies and makes our troops sitting ducks. JB