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2004-05-02 Iraq-Jordan

Fallujah claims victory as US forces end siege

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Posted by mrp 2004-05-02 12:21|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 There's a long and tragic history of people claiming victory over the US Marines. Maybe the Falluhjans could borrow the Japanese plan for the surrender ceremony on Guadalcanal. After all, it's never been used.

Posted by Matt 2004-05-02 2:46:48 PM|| 2004-05-02 2:46:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 At least the Marines are maintaining some sort of high profile. They left a nice little "thank you" note for Sadr.

Posted by Zenster 2004-05-02 3:15:54 PM|| 2004-05-02 3:15:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I never bought they were retreating strategically or not. I see it as strategic redeployment/rearming/resting up and reconnoiterring...enough R's?

Add some Iraqi flavor cohorts for PR - now kick ass. The Sadr's and Fallujan's will se this as a victory (see other posts) and overstep their bounds. Go Marines!

Posted by Frank G 2004-05-02 3:49:15 PM|| 2004-05-02 3:49:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Good point, Frank.
Our strategy should recognize the arrogance and simple-mindedness of these people, and exploit it.
In that case, the enemy media (Jazzero, BBC, Al Reuters, etc.) actually become an asset until they can follow their clients onto the ash-heap of history.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2004-05-02 6:00:57 PM|| 2004-05-02 6:00:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 This proclamation is laughable. If there is no surrender of weapons or perpetrators fairly quickly we have just allowed the insurgents to concentrate as many perps as possible for an oncoming slaughter. They are truly stupid. This is akin to every Palestinian bad actor volunteering to enter the Gaza Strip. I speculate that ground beef prices will fall sharply in Fallujah. Just don't let the women and the kids back in before we gut the place, that would be inhumane.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-05-04 12:57:00 AM|| 2004-05-04 12:57:00 AM|| Front Page Top

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