>No way to evacuate it now. ISIS is holding the population hostage.
Why do I have a feeling this is more akin to Gaza. The ‘moderate’ population who will run to the front-lines, bring the children and huddle around the weird-beard for HIS protection.
IMO, it’s hard to win/fight against an enemy that sees the death of their CHILDREN as a ‘good’ thing.
Nuke it from orbit...
Check. More rubble, less trouble.
Before ISIS took over Fallujah, the US was in control. IE, just a few years ago, the majority of Fallujah’s population was collaborating with the US...some as members of the Iraqi army, and I’m sure many more who did business with Americans.
Then in the blink of an eye, ISIS took over. I suspect a lot of people in Fallujah are in fact being victimized by ISIS, and not tacitly supporting them. So I think its a little different than Gaza.