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2004-04-09 Iraq-Jordan

U.S. Orders Halt to Falluja Operations, but Situation Unclear

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Posted by tipper 2004-04-09 9:55:26 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A halt to Marine operations in Falluja was announced today by the top American administrator in Iraq, L. Paul Bremer III, so that talks could be held with a delegation of sheiks and the cityâs residents could collect their dead and wounded.

It appears that Bremer is trying his damned best to piss away any chances of proving that the U.S. is dead serious where insurgents are concerned.

"If you even consider negotiations or appeasement, then we are all doomed."

-- Healing Iraq blog

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-04-09 11:22:29 AM|| 2004-04-09 11:22:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 This story is OBE (overcome by events) - the ceasefire ended 90 minutes later when the Fallujan fighters rejected any agreement, truce or discussion.

Civilians are fleeing the city.

Posted by rkb 2004-04-09 12:19:33 PM|| 2004-04-09 12:19:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Finally civilians are fleeing the city. Anyone with a lick of sense would have left right after the contractors were lynched last week. Reports that the Marines are allowing supplies into the city are hard to believe, unless they are planting GPS transponders and bugging equipment on each & every vehicle they let into the city.

Posted by Tresho 2004-04-09 1:37:19 PM|| 2004-04-09 1:37:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 they had dogs sniff the vehicles, apparently.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-04-09 1:38:39 PM|| 2004-04-09 1:38:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Relax - this is a WWII-style pause to let civilians leave. From WaPo:

On the ground in Fallujah, Marine Lt. Col. Brennan Byrne, the commander of the U.S. Marine unit, told reporters that offensive operations were being suspended to allow women and children -- and men too old to fight -- to leave the battered city en masse in response to pleas from city religious leaders.

"We are simply affording them the chance to leave the city," he said, reporting that vehicles carrying civilians were already moving onto the highways leading out of town.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-04-09 2:00:12 PM|| 2004-04-09 2:00:12 PM|| Front Page Top

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