A Message for Fallujah

WSJ.comOpinion Journal ^ | April 1, 2004 | Peggy Noonan

[archy]

Bears? Why not wild boars?

Trust me on this one. Bears.

Afterward, we can bury them with pig carcasses.

[wita]

There are at least three generations in the picture. Not pictured, are two more equally infected with the disease that must be irradiated for freedom to even have a chance.
Unless of course Abraham returns and tells them they are not the chosen, that Isaac, and his generations, are. No, not even the appearance of Abraham their father, would cause them to listen. Spelling on porpoise.

This is a continuation of the same battle fought centuries ago, and the first, or the chosen became second and the last, and got their you know what kicked out of the promised land, because they didn't measure up. I fear, we look upon their atrocities, and fail to see our own sins in the same light as we see their atrocities. They suffer from generations of darkness, and we believe we have the light.

My point is, justice must be delivered, but while we are administering it, we must realize we are not perfect in HIS eyes.

[GunnyB]

This is one of the most despicable acts of barbarity I've seen since 9/11 and Mogadishu. I want to see every one of those smiling Iraqi thugs being chased down by a Spectre gunships 30mm.

The town of falluja must pay!

[XHogPilot]

(Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow)

Re #7. Well, now I've been through an almost full range of emotions today. Thanks for giving me a laugh of revenge.

[RonnG]

Let's play their game. Set a nice trap. Blow up an unmanned vehicle...wait for a crowd to gather in celebration..and wipe out every last one of them.

[xzins]

Noonan is right.

If it isn't met with overwhelming force, then the silence will be interpreted as resignation, and resignation interpreted as weakness.

There MUST BE some effective, UNMISTAKABLE consequence.

[ConservativeMan55]

bump!

[FreedomPoster]

I'd wager there are some damn busy Operations Officers right now. I'd bet that a two-battalion or more sweep is in the works.

[expatguy]

We are at war.

Despite what "the president" says and what the politically correct media keeps reminding everyone, we are at war against Islam.

There are those who will continue to balk and guffaw at the notion of a "religious war" like it is something taboo.

[DooDahhhh]

Never before have I thought about getting rid of entire race, but now I have. You have to know that these young boys were raised by families of hate, are hate and evil, they are not needed and need to be out of here.

[537cant be wrong]

i would round up everyone identafiable and herd them onto
the bridge, then blow it to kingdom come making sure
there is enough pieces of each of them to be given to
their 72 virgins.

[lentulusgracchus]

I propose that we try to get them to turn over to us the terrorists who did the attack and those who desecrated their bodies. If we have no luck, then we give them a warning ......

No, just show up with a massive force -- a couple of divisions, maybe, or perhaps just two or three strong brigades, with armor, and give those who are minded a chance to come out and rally to the Marines. And then, in the words of General von Bittrich, "Arnheim ausschlagen".

[archy]

i would round up everyone identafiable and herd them onto the bridge, then blow it to kingdom come making sure there is enough pieces of each of them to be given to their 72 virgins.

Hey virgins! It's feeding time! Here you go, girls:

[lentulusgracchus]

I'd bet that a two-battalion or more sweep is in the works.

Battalion? Brigades! Don't give the b@stards a chance. Just flatten the place. Pacify it. In the Roman sense.

[kittymyrib]

Brit Hume said yesterday that Arab journalists were taking the footage and passing it on to our outlets. Very brave of them, actually.
By the way, if we are feeding all these people, why don't we cut off ALL the food to Fallujah until the people get hungry enough to turn in the men who did this? We don't even have to call it a seige, just say it's too dangerous now for any of our food and aid convoys to travel to this God-forsaken place. After all the great humanitarian agency itself, the UN, has done exactly this after its building was bombed in Baghdad, so they couldn't say much if we left Fallujah to starve.

[Jim Noble]

Yes, we've heard so many good and positive things coming out of Iraq concerning how grateful so many have been for their liberation.

Gratitude is for Oprah.

Meaningless.

If they are incapable of self-government, the two alternatives are Saddam and a heavy occupation (50+ divisions).

Where are those divisions going to come from?

How many days is it since 9/11?

[not-an-ostrich]

Who took the footage? My bet is an Arab Islam AP photo journalist.

[FreedomPoster]

In the case of Fallujah, I'm OK with that.

Remember the Fourth Punic War.

[LadyDoc]

bump

O'Reilly calls for Falujah to be razed, and even St. Peggy urges payback...

[Peter J. Huss]

Don your tinfoils hats....

The Fallujah incident seems almost staged (not that that matters). When a camera happens to be at the right place at the right time, red flag go up for me.

Who benefits from showing the savageness of the Suni's?

There has been attacks before with Americans burned alive and their bodies dragged in Iraq and pictures were taken. This one was different, though.

Personally, I think we are getting ready to bomb the snot out of a city and, if I may be so bold, it's about friggen' time. The pictures were necessary to rally the US voting public.