"I'm starting to think all the hassle is just not worth it," added U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who has been shuttling back and forth between Washington and the Iraqi consulate in Paris trying to get the appropriate paperwork. "They say we have to get temporary military lodging permits, heavy equipment usage permits. We even have to submit an environmental impact study before we can destroy any buildings."

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The jarring image - U.S. networks refused to show video of the scene - and word that five other captured soldiers were paraded before Iraqi cameras outraged American officials and underscored stiffening Iraqi resistance. "The pictures were disgusting," said U.S. army Lt. Gen. John Abizaid. He refused to comment on reports that two of those killed were executed with a single shot through the forehead.

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The plain below Troy, where the Greeks pitched their tents, is a fine place to consider a second immortal truth of war: the crucial importance of maintaining allies. The Greeks outnumbered the Trojans by more than 10 to 1, but they were still almost defeated and came within a whisker of having their ships burned because of feuding within the Greek "coalition of the willing."

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