Marines Seek to Pacify Fallujah (Marines Seal Off Falluja)

AP via Yahoo news ^ | 31-march-2004 | HAMZA HENDAWI

[B4Ranch]

You and I think alike. Bring back NAPALM!

[SoCal Pubbie]

This occupation is no different than what the US conducted in Germany and Japan in the post WWII period, and the enemy no less defined.

[PaulaB]

Thats what I don't understand...Saddam hated these people and killed as many as he could. Just proves my point that Islam is a religion of terror no matter who is in charge no matter who is trying to help!!!! I agree level the town and lets make dragging our soldiers through the street a very painful lesson.

[Alberta's Child]

This occupation is no different than what the US conducted in Germany and Japan in the post WWII period, and the enemy no less defined.

The difference today is that the American public has the attention span of an infant. This is why the U.S. is adamant about turning over control of the country to "the Iraqis" three months from today -- even though we have no idea who the hell these "Iraqis" are.

[McGavin999]

Sounds like the Iraqis in Falluja misinterpreted the Marine approach. With the Marines, it's the stick first, and then the carrot. These guys are beating their heads against a brick wall if they think they can out tough the Marines.

[murdocj]

Nukes? Napalm? Firebombs?

That would "keep our honor clean"?

The reason we don't nuke, napalm, and firebomb Fallujah is because we are superior to those who would do so. Fallujah is a tough nut and will remain so for quite some time. That doesn't mean we should abandon our principles.

[Tallguy]

The most destructive trend in U.S. foreign policy over the last 50 years has been our willingness to carry out half-@ssed military campaigns against "enemies" who aren't clearly defined.

In case you haven't noticed, these are the only enemies who aren't nuclear-armed.

[Ben Chad]

"We are all suffering from what the Americans are doing to us, but that doesn't take away anything from our pride in the resistance," said Saadi Hamadi, a 24-year-old university graduate and resident of Fallujah.

Dear Saadi Hamadi, your name is duly noted.

[Publius6961]

Other than being about a year overdue...

[epluribus_2]

They think they can out tough the american voters. Nuff said. That's why the marines have to kill them, first, because they are probably right. (Beirut? Somalia?)

[oceanview]

I think snipers is the way to go there. Instill some fear into the populace, when any of these "junior jihadis" gather in groups in the street, just have one of them picked off by one of our snipers. instill some fear in the others by seeing they can be taken out at any time.

[B4Ranch]

Evidently you weren't in Nam. Napalm airstrikes saved a lot of our soldiers butts, mine included.

[murdocj]

You're right. I wasn't in Nam.

I guess it depends on who you're going to napalm. If the targets are legitimate military targets, let them have it.

Nuking, firebombing, or napalming civilians is wrong and isn't going to help. That's what I meant. I was responding to the "nuke them" and "level the place comments".

For my two cents on napalm check out http://www.murdoconline.net/archives/000393.html if interested.

[A.A. Cunningham]

That would be difficult since the Hymn has only three verses but those Iraqis will indeed learn the same lesson that the Germans did at Belleau Wood.

[onehipdad]

The difference today is that the American public has the attention span of an infant.

The difference today is that we have several 24-hour news channels that are in constant need of material to fill the spaces between ads that pay for their broadcast. Add to that mindless idiots like Imus and you end up with (a) the SOS over and over again and (b) blathering handwringing about nothing being done about any of this.

[wildbill]

They have pictures of those people who were desecrating the bodies.

The policy should be: Nobody goes in, nobody goes out of the town until they give them up.

[B4Ranch]

These animals qualify in my eyes as "legitimate military targets,"

Let them have it! That goes for the young punks too.

[txhurl]

At this point I'm fine with ANYTHING the Marines wish to do.
ANYTHING. I want revenge now.

[1rudeboy]

Napalm airstrikes on civilians saved your butt?

[B4Ranch]

Are you ignorant of the Viet Cong? Uniforms was the last thing they would wear!