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Blogwatch: Until I read this, I thought I was the last Rumsfeld die-hard. As it turns out, I’m not even the only one in this panicky town, and it’s relieving to see that someone as faddishly popular (and on occasion, as wise) as Thomas Barnett also gets it. Dan’s entire blog is worth reading, particularly his insightful comments on Iraq. Guerrilla warfare is emphatically not won by military force alone, but primarily by the patient and careful building of intelligence and political power. Like Rumsfeld and Thomas Barnett, Dan “gets it,” and he names all the agencies of this government that should, too.