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> [To the extent people can't solve a problem, they tend to ignore the problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-bowman/to-the-extent-people-can-t-solve-a-problem-they-tend-to-ignore-the/)

[Tom Bowman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-bowman/)

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## More by Tom Bowman

> [American Green Berets have been on the ground reaching out to some of the factions there. But don't confuse them with combat troops. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-bowman/american-green-berets-have-been-on-the-ground-reaching-out-to-some-of/)

[Tom Bowman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-bowman/)

> [To the extent people can't solve a problem, they tend to ignore the problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-bowman/to-the-extent-people-can-t-solve-a-problem-they-tend-to-ignore-the/)

[Tom Bowman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-bowman/)

> [Absolutely, it's a Sunni area. So the key here, once Ramadi is taken that you have the Sunni tribal fighters, Sunni police in there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-bowman/absolutely-it-s-a-sunni-area-so-the-key-here-once-ramadi-is-taken/)

[Tom Bowman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-bowman/)

> [Right, because they're looking at also organizing the Sunni tribes up around Mosul to take back that city as well. That's the second largest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-bowman/right-because-they-re-looking-at-also-organizing-the-sunni-tribes-up/)

[Tom Bowman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-bowman/)

> [Well, no one knows for sure. There are now two competing governments and various armed militias, tribes and clans. Secretary John Kerry and others…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-bowman/well-no-one-knows-for-sure-there-are-now-two-competing-governments/)

[Tom Bowman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-bowman/)

> [Well, at this point, it looks like the Iraqi forces are moving into the city center itself. Now they've been working on this for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-bowman/well-at-this-point-it-looks-like-the-iraqi-forces-are-moving-into-the/)

[Tom Bowman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-bowman/)

> [There are a lot of car bombs and roadside bombs, house bombs, even, in this city planted by ISIS. So - but it's going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-bowman/there-are-a-lot-of-car-bombs-and-roadside-bombs-house-bombs-even-in/)

[Tom Bowman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-bowman/)

> [American airstrikes have targeted ISIS in Libya before. Just last fall, another ISIS leader was killed. And I'm told there are several more training…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-bowman/american-airstrikes-have-targeted-isis-in-libya-before-just-last-fall/)

[Tom Bowman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-bowman/)

> [Well, Ramadi is a provincial capital of Anbar province. It's a sprawling city west of Baghdad. It's a poor city, endless cinderblock houses and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-bowman/well-ramadi-is-a-provincial-capital-of-anbar-province-it-s-a/)

[Tom Bowman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-bowman/)

> [The U.N. is asking Italy to oversee this effort. And if a government is formed, you're likely to see up to 5,000 Italian troops…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-bowman/the-u-n-is-asking-italy-to-oversee-this-effort-and-if-a-government-is/)

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