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| Fallujah Tip for the Day: Have a Plan to Kill Everyone You Meet | |
| 2008-01-02 | |
I asked Captain Stewart Glenn if he could explain and perhaps elaborate a bit on what, exactly, that sign is about. “It’s pretty straightforward,” he said rather bluntly. “It means exactly what it says.” Welcome to counterinsurgency. Whatever works! But very few people in Fallujah try to kill Americans – or other Iraqis – anymore. It has been months since a single Marine in Fallujah has been even wounded, let alone killed. But at least a handful of disorganized insurgents still lurk in the city. Once a week or so somebody takes a shot at the Americans. Complacency kills. The Marines are reminded of this fact every day, as was I when I traveled and worked with them. It has been months since the Muslim terrorist jihadists have been able to murder anyone in Fallujah. Only a few weeks before, however, a handful showed up on a street corner and handed out anti-American snuff films on DVD. Apparently they thought the local civilians would be impressed. They were not. They called the Iraqi Police, and the propagandists were taken away to the jail. The main Jolan market was up ahead, but first we passed through a neighborhood that, unlike almost anywhere else in Iraq, received 24 hours a day of electricity. Lieutenant Barefoot pointed up toward the sky. “See the electricity poles?” he said. I did, and I was amazed. Good news all the way around. Thank you Marines. | |
| Posted by:Icerigger |
| #3 But very few people in Fallujah try to kill Americans – or other Iraqis – anymore. I wonder why? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-01-02 16:14 |
| #2 Rule #3 Don't kill everyone you meet. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2008-01-02 12:34 |
| #1 Rule #2, have a backup plan for killing everyone you meet. |
| Posted by: Thomas Woof 2008-01-02 12:14 |