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by woodman 3851 days ago
> And the proliferation of IEDs in Iraq suggests that those skills are readily transferable.

Nope, there were a small number of bomb makers who provided the bombs to a distribution network - this network then assigned the bombs to emplacement teams. There was also state level assistance coming from Iran. A few bomb makers and a lot of emplacement teams blew themselves up - so it isn't as easy as Hollywood has portrayed.