...............The answer is, massive amounts of police are used to crush disorder. .................
Ahh yes! But the difference is that domestic police are not allowed to use their weapons, unless and until the identified perp is in their sight.
Our great military, weaponed to the hilt, are being forced to fight with one hand tied behind their backs as we might risk killing a family member of a vicious terrorist.
If the enemy is willing to suit up their children and wifes in bomb belts, the whole G-Damned territory is hostile, and our guys should be able to take out the trash.
Remember the phrase, "If you harbor terrorists, you will be treated like a terrorist" That should apply to Sadr slum, as well as a country.
These cockroaches harbor terrorists; stop picking around of edges of their nest, and just eliminate the threat.
AShepard, I understand what you're saying. The ROE is another problem that should be addressed.
Would you like to study a wonderfully unique battle about this war? Check out Fallujah 2. We actually fought two "Battles of Fallujah". The first one was a disaster. The second one is probably the most brilliant victory by American forces since Tet, which crushed the Viet Cong as a fighting force. As I said in an earlier post, Fallujah has been a relatively peaceful place ever since.
You'll enjoy that battle and it will confirm your belief that taking the gloves off does work.
I'm stumped as to why we don't use that same exact strategy on other hornets' nests in Iraq. It'd work perfectly in Sadr city!!!