[cosulo res publica]

Sorry. That dog won't hunt.
Most of the "insurgents" and "resistance forces" are not Iraqis, and that is the major problem. These people are not fighting for their freedom from oppression or tyranny, but for their right to suppress freedom and enforce tyrannical rule. The Iraqis who may be mixed up in this are mostly leftover Bathists and dupes.

[Gucho]

AC-130 Gunship

An AC-130 gunship raked the city with 40 mm cannon fire as explosions from U.S. artillery lit up the night sky. Intermittent artillery fire blasted southern neighborhoods of Fallujah, and orange fireballs from high explosive airbursts could be seen above the rooftops.