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2004-09-17 Iraq-Jordan

Abducted Italian women may be in Fallujah

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Posted by Seafarious 2004-09-17 2:16:30 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This indicates how desparate it is getting for terrorist/insurgents.Bush needs to let Marines and Iraqi forces continue with the operation and get grunts on the streets.The election will take care of itself.

Posted by crazyhorse 2004-09-17 3:09:04 PM|| 2004-09-17 3:09:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 We hope and pray that the hostages will be safe and recovered. Fallujah needs to be sealed off. Women and children can exit. However, we cannot let the terrorists use hostages as a bargaining chip. We will not win this WoT if we let hotbeds like Fallujah stand. It's a power thing. And the terrorists respect power.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-09-17 4:05:04 PM|| 2004-09-17 4:05:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Using foreigners as human shields is traditional with a certain segment of Iraqi society, after all. Of course, it didn't work then... (Insanity being defined as repeating an action, and expecting a different result.)

Posted by trailing wife 2004-09-17 5:46:24 PM|| 2004-09-17 5:46:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Using cities as bargaining chips used to be one of our tactics. Perhaps we need to bring it back.

"I'll trade you six months of Techran's continued existance for all of our Hostages? No? I'll throw in Ryadh, too."

Posted by Brutus 2004-09-17 11:59:52 PM|| 2004-09-17 11:59:52 PM|| Front Page Top

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