Is the war in Iraq over?

　They say the war in Iraq is over. It would be great if it continued like this, but is that really the case?

　According to a book I read about the standard strategies for modern warfare, the standard strategy when under attack is as follows:
　(1) Bloodless surrender: The attacking side does not inherently dare to launch a forceful attack.
　　　　They will attack with overwhelming military power more than three times larger than ours, so resistance is futile.
　(2) During occupation, they randomly carry out small group attacks on individual units as civilians.
It seems that. What if the "elites" had been hiding out in (2) from the beginning? It seems that such instructions were given, and news of assassinations and suicide bombings has started to come in, so I am worried.

　By the way, the number of people who pulled down the statue was really small. I was surprised when I saw the wide-angled footage for the first time today. How easy it is to lie on TV. I was completely fooled. I also heard a commentary that said, "The people who pulled down the statue were the people on the side of the Hussein regime. How quick they are to change their minds," but I wonder if that's really the case.

　However, there is an argument that since regular armies serve the government of the time, it is natural that they will change drastically once the war is over. This is so natural that, according to the reference book mentioned above, it is said that unless you can secure overwhelming military power that will not be attacked, it is better not to have regular ground troops. The reason is that
　(A) They want to fight on their own soil, at the expense of their citizens.
　(B) Once a country is defeated, it will suddenly change course and become an oppressor (occupier).
　(C) It will become more difficult to carry out (2) above (as the number of occupying forces will increase).
That's why he said that the military is on the side of the government, not the people. This is not just the case in Iraq, but in any country, things can change drastically.