[elfman2]

"The Marines are conducting the campaign EXACTLY as they were trained and resourced to do."

You’ve given no evidence to support that. Combined air/ground tasks forces don’t train to forbid the use of everything they brought with them in the offense other than snipers. Military Commanders’ Decisions in Fallujah Overridden by Politicians (CONFIRMED)

"There's nothing here that was unforeseen. "

You don’t’ know what you’re talking about. Read #63, from a father of a Marine there.

"you seem to be one of those annoying guys who's never wrong and needs to have the last word"

Rest assured that I’ll give you informed opinion the consideration it deserves.

[Barlowmaker]

Why don't you read a little about the Three-block War and try to educate yourself for a change. Fallujah is textbook.

I can't stand you arrogant jerks who exploit this Operation, roll in the gore, to satisfy some petty political ideology. You are quick to call others frauds, but it is you who is running a corrupt program here.

[Barlowmaker]

Regarding the narcissistic vanity you linked ... what is Jim Michaels of USA Today's official role in this operation?

Get over yourself.

[Rokke]

"You’ve given no evidence to support that. Combined air/ground tasks forces don’t train to forbid the use of everything they brought with them in the offense other than snipers."

Actually, the Marines brought shipping crates full of soccer balls and frisbees to hand out in their AOR. What they didn't arrive with was suitable armor and fixed wing support to conduct significant and sustained urban warfare. They did use every bit of what they brought with them before the ceasefire was called. But they wisely determined what they had wasn't sufficient to mount full scale offensive operations. So they decided not to.