▁of ▁a ▁new ▁Ira qi ▁government . ▁ ▁Gu err illa ▁war ▁In ▁late ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁there ▁was ▁some ▁public ▁debate ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁the ▁ins ur gency ▁could ▁be ▁character ized ▁as ▁a ▁gu err illa ▁war . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁June , ▁Army ▁Gen . ▁John ▁P . ▁Ab iza id ▁said ▁that ▁forces ▁in ▁Ira q ▁were ▁" con duct ing ▁what ▁I ▁would ▁describe ▁as ▁a ▁classical ▁gu err illa - type ▁campaign ▁against ▁us . ▁It ' s ▁low - int ens ity ▁conflict ▁in ▁our ▁do ctr inal ▁terms , ▁but ▁it ' s ▁war ▁however ▁you ▁describe ▁it ." ▁In ▁a ▁statement ▁to ▁Congress ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁June , ▁Deput y ▁Def ense ▁Secretary ▁Paul ▁Wolf ow itz ▁said ▁" There ' s ▁a ▁gu err illa ▁war ▁there ▁but ▁we ▁can ▁win ▁it ." ▁ ▁Sab ot age ▁ ▁Sab ot age ▁of ▁cru de ▁oil ▁pip elines ▁and ▁ref iner ies ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁key ▁t actic ▁of ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁ins ur gency . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁had ▁intended ▁to ▁quickly ▁re build ▁Ira qi ▁infrastr ucture ▁for ▁production ▁back ▁to ▁pre - war ▁levels , ▁but ▁w ides p read ▁sab ot age ▁slow ed ▁down ▁the ▁pace ▁of ▁reconst ruction . ▁The ▁administration ▁has ▁set ▁an ▁oil - production ▁goal ▁of ▁, ▁but ▁the ▁president ' s ▁numbers ▁show ▁that ▁production ▁decre ased ▁slightly ▁in ▁ 2 0 0