It's becoming clear now...
From [link|http://apnews.excite.com/article/20030926/D7TQAMJO1.html|http://apnews.excite...26/D7TQAMJO1.html]
The largest number of foreign fighters - 123 of the 248 - came from Syria, Bremer said. The next-highest numbers came from Iran and Yemen, he said, adding he did not have precise figures for those countries.
The flow of terrorist fighters into Iraq is the biggest obstacle to the peaceful reconstruction of the country, Bremer said. The fighting between anti-American elements and U.S. forces hasn't hampered the reconstruction effort so far, though, he said.
We can't fight a "conventional" war with terrorists as opposed to "nations"... How about bringing the terrorists to us? Brilliant military strategy or dumb luck? I'm beginning to wonder...