"Now party cheerleaders will have us beleive it's a shinning pillar of democracy" Nope, nobody is saying that.
No, us cheerleaders a month ago were saying it was a *Mistake* to treat everyone in Fallujah as the enemy. There were a few terrorists and militants in a s***ty town that mostly hated us but would leave us alone. Killing civilians would have been a disaster to our Iraqi policy.
We still think Fallujah is a sh**pile, but we know that a steaming cesspool that isnt shooting at us is better than a town of 'martyrs' that is used by the insurgents and terrorists to justify further rebellion in the rest of the country.
Nope, nobody is saying that.
Huh? Hundreds said that. Who are you kidding? There was total outrage and shock that we pulled back from this battle. And then the fanatics were partying in the streets claiming victory. It was all too much to bear. Your not fooling anyone.