On the Iraqi insurgency.
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The U. S. is occupying a country and one has not only to expect, but also to accept that the people there resist.
— Ahmed Sheikh
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The U. S. is occupying a country and one has not only to expect, but also to accept that the people there resist." in the context of "On the Iraqi insurgency." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: World Politics Watch, 7 December 2006.
• Source: Wikiquote: "Ahmed Sheikh" (Quotes)
The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
About Ahmed Sheikh
Ahmed Sheikh is the Editor-in-Chief of Al Jazeera.