[petertare]

Recent developments have been very disturbing. Mortar attacks on installations, road bombs, and suicide bombs. Most of those type of attack methods could be reduced (except suicide ops) with helo CAP over critical points/installations. Regular patrols, supplemented with armor, should provided better force protection than what we are seeing.

This Fallujah bugout is plain frightening. I trust those in charge have a plan, but it sure looks and smells like this is the decline of the American presence in Iraq. Advancing in the opposite direction, I guess. Having an Air Force member as head of JCS while in the midst of a land war is not real comforting either.

Someone help me out on these unfolding events cause my screen is going fuzzy as to the future of this dustup.

[Maine For Bush]

Yeah, my screen is pretty damn fuzzy too. This cannot continue. As of June 30th, I say we pack up and ship out. Let's let the Iraqi's sort it out. WTF?

[Redleg Duke]

The so-called "Bug-out" hasn't happened. If you read the damned posts, the Iraqi force is being placed in the least hostile area of Falluga. Now, guess who is in the most hostile of areas? I'll give you a hint, Bozo...U-F'ing S-F'ing Marines!

Now, call that a "bug-out", and I hope the USMC pays you a visit, that will result in you becoming face-to-face with your own colon!