[ZULU]

Yeah.

1) It would reduce American casulties substantially.

2) It would reduce the pool of terrorists and Al Quaida operatives in Iraq.

3) It would set an example of what happens to areas which try to set up another Taliban-like state to oppose us.

Why should American soldiers be put in harms way to pacify a bunch of lunatics who are determined to kill themselves and us in order to achieve thier objectives? That's why we used a nuclear bomb on Hieroshima and Nagasaki after experiencing smiliar behavior by Japanese soldiers in the Pacific Islands.

I fail to see any difference in the situation here.

[USMCBOMBGUY]

I don't see much reason to debate this with you, I should have just let your comments slide, but since I started I will give my view of it.

(1) We are Americans, we protect those people who cant protect themselves, we do not willfully kill innocents, there are those in that town who are not combatants.

(2) By destroying a town we would help turn non militant Iraqis against us (more terrorist), furthering the terrorist claims. You would see an increase in terror attacks resulting in more US casualties.

(3) It would set a bad example and would more then likely induce more problems in other cities.