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2007-03-28 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by Mike 2007-03-28 08:08|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Yon's excellent ... but WE pushed Fallujah to a breaking point? Didn't the first incident - an engineered classic in which US forces were fired on out of a crowd to ensure an impossible situation for us - happen within a WEEK of our arrival? Unless I've got my facts wrong, that little item smells very off-base ....

Posted by Verlaine 2007-03-28 12:53|| 2007-03-28 12:53|| Front Page Top

#2 V: Yon's excellent ... but WE pushed Fallujah to a breaking point?

He's trotting out the standard "we can win anyone over to our side" snake eater (Special Forces) nonsense. The real problem in Iraq is civilians who shield guerrillas, either by feeding and housing them, or thronging around them as they flee. An Israeli-style program of demolishing the homes of guerrilla supporters could diminish their base of civilian support. Firing into crowds that are actively shielding guerrillas would reduce the number of people willing to do this. But neither of these things are going to happen. Because the lives of Iraqi civilians are more important than those of American GI's.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2007-03-28 20:44|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2007-03-28 20:44|| Front Page Top