[SLB]

I would have to vote for a very deliberate and accurate response. It has to be swift, deadly and targeted at those directly responsible. "You do this and the consequences are this." If we go mamby pamby they will only get bolder and bolder until the country is in worse shape than it is now.

The entire Iraqi situation is going to be tough for Bush in November. Not only does he have to combat the liberal media and the spin they put on reporting about terrosism, he has to keep the economy headed in the right direction. All of this with a little dog named Kerry snapping around his hills. Not a good position for the setting president no matter which party they are from, but probably worse for a republican.

[AmericanInTokyo]

I am telling you, if this kind of crap in Iraq continues into November, then Mr. Bush has lost the election, IMHO.

Sorry to be negative about it, but I think the mindset of vast segments of the US electorate will be just to walk away from all the damn Middle Eastern mess....regardless of perhaps the larger negative geopolitical ramifications for us and the World of doing just that.

I know their playbook. You can bet the Democrats will demogogue on this one heavily, and quite to their benefit, they will be narrow, power-hungry political partisans FIRST, and long term, strategic, team-playing patriotos SECOND.

[null and void]

The entire Iraqi situation is going to be tough for Bush in November. Not only does he have to combat the liberal media and the spin they put on reporting about terrosism, he has to keep the economy headed in the right direction. All of this with a little dog named Kerry snapping around his heels. Not a good position for the setting president no matter which party they are from, but probably worse for a republican.

Leveling Fallujah today will be past the American attention span by November...

[Squantos]

Every troop in Iraq needs to descend upon that ville and kick in every door, toss every home, push, insult and degrade (if such is even possible with that iraqi trash) every man, woman and child. Break every thing of value....cars , eletronics, mechanical etc and demolition power, water and sewage and all roads, bridges and trails into that pile of human crap they call a town and let them understand that such will be met with medevil response from a superior force each and every time they don't police themselves and do such to GI's who "were" there to help them be free from Sad Ass Insane and his killin chillins. Peer pressure will solve that crap when "everyone " suffers from the acts of a few.

Some days ya just have to set the example to get long term result.............They want to act like animals then herd them like animals.

Stay safe !