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2004-03-31 Iraq-Jordan

Roadside bomb kills 5 U.S. military personnel

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Posted by Rafael 2004-03-31 7:26:52 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Time to bring all force to bear on Fallujah until the rat's nest is cleared and attitudes change.

Posted by GK 2004-03-31 9:13:22 AM|| 2004-03-31 9:13:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "My support for this adventure in Iraq is steadily declining. Weâre not doing anything useful there anymore."

That's exactly what the people who set that bomb and mutilated those bodies want you to conclude.

Yeah, it's stressful; I've got a son over there, so I know- and if I can stand the stress, you damn well can, too. Let's not give in to defeatist negative thinking.

Posted by Dave D. 2004-03-31 11:49:24 AM|| 2004-03-31 11:49:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, God bless and protect him, Dave, and all our other fine and brave fighting men and women in theatre.
We can and will prevail over this Evil.

Posted by Jen 2004-03-31 11:52:22 AM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2004-03-31 11:52:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 The key is to stop the political correctness. Mandatory curfews need to be imposed there. Period. Anyone found with explosives should be executed on the spot with a bullet to the head. Forget the intel value of questioning people - the deterrent value of killing them is far important at this stage.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-03-31 12:43:55 PM|| 2004-03-31 12:43:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I suggest that Spooky be sent to circle Fallujah about, oh, ten times or so, with miniguns blazing. What's left should be photographed and distributed all around the so-called "Sunni Triangle" as a little warning.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-03-31 12:47:59 PM|| 2004-03-31 12:47:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 The key is to stop the political correctness. Mandatory curfews need to be imposed there. Period. Anyone found with explosives should be executed on the spot with a bullet to the head. Forget the intel value of questioning people - the deterrent value of killing them is far important at this stage.

These two policies are both serious positions worth debating. Clearly tough measures in Fallujah are called for - both to solve the problem there, and to establish that Fallujah pays for what it does, while reconstruction goes on elsewhere. Curfews would seem to be a necessity - though that does make it harder to contact our informants. Spot executions for those caught with explosives should be considered - though ideally Iraqis should carry this out.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-03-31 1:00:59 PM|| 2004-03-31 1:00:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Forget spot executions with bullets. Use a flamethrower and leave the carcass burning in the street.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats 2004-03-31 2:42:51 PM|| 2004-03-31 2:42:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Rafael - how are we not doing anything useful anymore? the counties of the me are shitting in their pants. we are setup to deal with iran and syria and a byproduct is the majority of iraqis have a real chance to improve thier country and lifes. the media keeps focusing on the sunnis - well duh that were on top of the policital spectrum since the 1920's and now that are the minority without the power. of course they are pissed, but who really cares.

the people of falluja must of forgotten what it was like to be cordon off by the us military or they smelled some wiggle room with the transfer from the 82nt to the marines. give it a few weeks and they will feel the heat....

Posted by Dan 2004-03-31 5:30:09 PM|| 2004-03-31 5:30:09 PM|| Front Page Top

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