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"Assassination Attempt on Allawi: 70 Bodies Recovered in Iraqi Massacres," by Juan Cole, Informed Comment, 21 April 2005, http://www.juancole.com/2005/04/assassination-attempt-on-allawi-70.html.

After getting points for stating the obvious

Over 400 Iranian young Revolutionary Guards signed up to commit suicide bombings against Americans in Iraq and against Israelis, at the urging of Ayatollah Husain Nuri Hamadani (al-Zaman). The group included 150 young women. This fatwa is despicable. Israeli civilians deserve to live in peace like everybody else.

Juan Cole misses the point - completely - on unconventional warfare

If the Revolutionary Guards had any courage, they'd fight soldiers face to face, not hide sneakily in cars with hidden bombs.

For a "serious" analyst who can "objectively" implicate American and Iraqi troops in the murder of Shia hostages, this is absurd. Why would any force play to its opponent's strengths?

It has nothing to do with courage -- it is a case of applied morality and effective warfare.

This isn't the first time Cole was wrong on unconventional warfare.