The author claims Fallujah is for all intents and purposes a rebel town. B.S. How many "rebel towns" can Americans drive downtown and meet with mayor? This is taking a rather creative, humane solution to a vexing problem and portraying it as a defeat. Another journalist working for the enemy.
Where did the bad guys go?
You may want to read this thread.
By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
Mark him well. What did you expect from the LA Times?
Aint no Americans driving downtown in Fallujah unless they are accompanied by tanks helicopters and lots of Marines.
By the author's definition, Chicago is a rebel town. As is Los Angeles, and Detroit, and Newark, and Philadelphia, and....