Meanwhile, a retired US Army general just back from a fact-finding trip to Iraq has warned that the resistance may be planning spectacular large-scale attacks. Gen. John Keane told The Hill newspaper this week “The insurgency is viable and resilient and has the capacity to achieve significant surprise.” Keane spent about a week in Iraq late last month at the request of Lt. Gen. John Vines, commander of Multinational Corps Iraq. Keane retired as Army vice chief of staff in 2003 after 37 years in the military.