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2004-08-15 Iraq-Jordan

Debka Updates on U.S. Marines Encircling Shi'ite Terrorists

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Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-08-15 10:30:42 PM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Americans say Najef standoff will be decided by fatwas not guns.
Ok, how about some 2000lb fatwas !!

Posted by crazyhorse 2004-08-15 10:38:19 PM|| 2004-08-15 10:38:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Great name for the newest 'jihad-buster' weapons! The one ton 'Baby Fatwa' & two ton 'Fatwa Whale'! :)

Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-08-15 10:41:56 PM|| 2004-08-15 10:41:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 And do not forget the just-out-of-the-shop 40,000 lb MOAF: Mother of All Fatwas

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-08-15 10:45:07 PM|| 2004-08-15 10:45:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I have this feeling, real soon Sadr & his moth eaten thugs may not be able to read, hear or issue any further 'fatwas'.

Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-08-15 10:54:09 PM|| 2004-08-15 10:54:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Wasn't Sadr complaining that he didn't have power or water?

Posted by trailing wife 2004-08-15 11:30:34 PM|| 2004-08-15 11:30:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Like so many others, Debka is okay when reporting facts, but falls on its face when doing analysis outside of its area of expertise. They really don't have a handle on American military and diplomatic schemes and maneuvers. Ironically, the US military may be one of the hardest to penetrate intelligence targets out there, the way it is compartmentalized. And on top of that, much of its upper ranks are inscrutable, as individuals. High ranking officers may just be familiar with the US Civil War; or they might just as likely know Dupuy & Dupuy, Clausewitz, Mahan and Sun Tzu by heart.
And remember, foggy bottom, the US State Department, is run by a four-star general. I strongly suggest that for now the assumption should be that the philosophy of US foreign policy truly is "war by other means."
These are the most dangerous men to walk the face of the earth for a long, long time. It would not be wise to mess with them.

Posted by Anonymoose 2004-08-16 12:08:25 AM|| 2004-08-16 12:08:25 AM|| Front Page Top

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