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2004-05-04 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Frank G 2004-05-04 7:32:03 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 What's the rationale for backing off in Falluja (Sunni/former regime/foreign fighter ground) and then going into Karbala (Shia territory)?

Posted by sludj 2004-05-04 7:55:01 PM|| 2004-05-04 7:55:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Kill bad guys? Sorry, not sure of much and privy to nothing! I think he also said another city, prolly Kut, was also seeing action between Madhi dinks and Marines.

Posted by .com 2004-05-04 7:59:13 PM|| 2004-05-04 7:59:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Did not realize Marines had Kut too?

Both types of bad guy need to be disarmed. We may be playing Fallujah smarter than it looks. I sure hope so.

Posted by JAB 2004-05-04 8:16:01 PM|| 2004-05-04 8:16:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 sludj, I don't think we've backed off Fallujah--Check out Belmont Club for the latest.
As of this morning, he said that the Marines had the bad guys boxed up in the NE corner of Falluja.
We do have other troops and there are other places in Iraq, so action in Karbala doesn't mean we've "given up" on Falluja or Najaf.

Posted by Jen 2004-05-04 8:18:13 PM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2004-05-04 8:18:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Najaf. Fallujah. Now Karbala.

Sounds like a Classic Pincers Movement to me.

Herding the Tater Tots. While keeping the pressure up. Hope the Grunts call in the 'Big Sticks'.

Air and Arty. To 'make the rubble bounce' and send the message home!

Posted by Jack Deth 2004-05-04 8:36:31 PM|| 2004-05-04 8:36:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 playing cat and mouse ?

Posted by Anonymous4602 2004-05-04 9:06:50 PM|| 2004-05-04 9:06:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Boy, those islamojerks must be getting really confused.

I know I am.

However, whatever the Marines want to do is Ok with me.

Posted by Michael 2004-05-04 9:13:56 PM|| 2004-05-04 9:13:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 There is a big difference between ~~Felatio~~ Falujah and Karbala. The Dinks in Falujah are more organized and have much more popular support. Karbala has a bunch of wild mini-dinks who have lost popular support after harrassing and demanding money. The military has much more intel and know which doors to knock on. The marines need more intel in Falujah, enter Falujah Brigade... dropping a few bucks to a few FB iraqis to gather intel, who what and where. The marines will pick off the baddies from the top down. Much better than blasting the shit out of the whole town. We accomplish our objectives without giving the arab world a civilian slaughter. Although I want to see the place leveled, we can accomplish our objectives in a much more political and sneaky way.

Posted by JackAssFestival 2004-05-04 9:16:01 PM|| 2004-05-04 9:16:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 "You can't buy an Arab's friendship, you can only rent it!"

Posted by Phil B 2004-05-04 9:26:01 PM|| 2004-05-04 9:26:01 PM|| Front Page Top

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