Should we let the Iraqi Shiites and Kurds uproot the Saddam boys in the Sunni Triangle?

Yours Truly | November 3, 2003 | Yours Truly

[El Conservador]

I'm all for it.

If it stops the US troops from being target practice to the "resistance" (Baathist terrorists with Al Qaida help), hey, let the Shiites and Kurds rock and roll in Tikrit and Fallujah!!!

It'd be fun to watch.

[El Conservador]

Share your thoughts.

[sarasota]

Yes, yes, a thousand times yes.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

Throw in some of the Mongolian troops as well.

[JohnGalt]

Many people on FR think its a good thing that US soldiers are used as human bait. The funny thing is, these are the same people who claim to be supporting the troops.

[el_texicano]

Oh yeah...let the locals take care of their own when we can. There's still some scores to settle that the Kurds and Shites would love to take care of. Let's get them trained real good and then turn them lose.

[arkfreepdom]

I say let them roll into Mecca, too. The sunnishine punks are not our friends.

[lilylangtree]

Yes, yes and more yes--turn those guys loose and let'em have at it. Just keep our troops safe from those crazies.

[Little Ray]

1. Round up the locals in the "Sunni Triangle." Kill any and all that resist. Put 'em in temporary camps.
2. Search the houses. Families found with heavy weapons or demolition munitions (stuff like RPGs and plastic explosives; not just AKs) in their homes are singled out for interrogation (answer the questions or die...).
3. Split up the Sunnis and re-settle 'em around Iraq in single family-sized groups. Let their neighbors know that you're settling Sunnis and Baathists next door and that they should keep an eye on them... (don't pay any attention if they start disappearing...)
4. Level the buildings in the Triangle so that there is nothing to which they can return.
5. Eventually re-open the area for settlement by anybody BUT Sunni Muslims...

Object of the exercise it destroy the remaining tribal support that Sadam and the B'aathist retain by destroying the tribe. Bet that would put an end to all resistance AND, as a bonus, PO the UN and Euroweenies.

[GO65]

Our mission here is to build a stable, prosperous, and democratic Iraq that can be a model for other mid-east countries. Letting the country descend into Civil War is not an option, especially when things are going exceedingly well for the U.S. despite the media attempts to portray the situation otherwise.

[GO65]

These are the sorts of tactics that the Russians have used to almost no benefit in Chechnya.

[katana]

It's an awfully tempting idea, but what would likely occur in those areas would make the Sabra Shatila camp in Beirut look like a garden party. Still, though, very tempting.

[Little Ray]

With all due respect, I think they worked until they STOPPED using those tactics... Remember, we hardly heard a peep out of Chechnya until after the USSR was disbanded.
Better yet, we would be exploiting a rift between Sunnis and Shiites that apparently didn't exist in Chechnya.

[GO65]

With all due respect, I think they worked until they STOPPED using those tactics... Remember, we hardly heard a peep out of Chechnya until after the USSR was disbanded.

Russia has systematicaly destroyed Chechnya since Putin came to power, the end result is a wasteland and no end to the bloodshed. Just today, 9 Russian soldiers were killed and 16 were wounded in landmine attacks. Last week, 8 were killed in attacks

Russia recently banned organized prayer during Ramadan. Examine carefully the road that they have traveled in that country, we need to do all in our power to avoid recreating their mistakes.

[Little Ray]

Not going down that path. The object it not to force the nation of Iraq into servitude or infringe on their religion; the object is to destroy Saddam's tribe and use the rift between Sunnis and Shiites to do it. It is just a really nasty, thorough, and, hopefully, permanent version of de-B'aathification.

[RaginRak]

Mongolians and 5,00 Gurkhas

[El Conservador]

Care to elaborate???

[ItsOurTimeNow]

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/990037/posts

[GO65]

Not going down that path. The object it not to force the nation of Iraq into servitude or infringe on their religion; the object is to destroy Saddam's tribe and use the rift between Sunnis and Shiites to do it. It is just a really nasty, thorough, and, hopefully, permanent version of de-B'aathification.

No, the object is a free, stable, and prosperous Iraq. Killing large numbers of civilians to protect an administration is something that we fought to end in Iraq. Let's not put ourselves in a moral equivalent position of Saddam Hussien.

[GO65]

Not going down that path. The object it not to force the nation of Iraq into servitude or infringe on their religion; the object is to destroy Saddam's tribe and use the rift between Sunnis and Shiites to do it. It is just a really nasty, thorough, and, hopefully, permanent version of de-B'aathification.

No, the object is a free, stable, and prosperous Iraq. Killing large numbers of civilians to protect an administration is something that we fought to end in Iraq. Let's not put ourselves in a moral equivalent position of Saddam Hussien.

[GO65]

Not going down that path. The object it not to force the nation of Iraq into servitude or infringe on their religion; the object is to destroy Saddam's tribe and use the rift between Sunnis and Shiites to do it. It is just a really nasty, thorough, and, hopefully, permanent version of de-B'aathification.

No, the object is a free, stable, and prosperous Iraq. Killing large numbers of civilians to protect an administration is something that we fought to end in Iraq. Let's not put ourselves in a moral equivalent position of Saddam Hussien.