Some 10,000 Troops Amass Around Fallujah for an expected assault
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Some 10,000 Troops Amass Around Fallujah for an expected assault
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...e_mi_ea/iraq_2
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...e_mi_ea/iraq_2
NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq - More than 10,000 U.S. soldiers and Marines have taken positions around Fallujah for an expected assault, as U.S. jets pummeled insurgent targets Friday and troops blocked key roads. Iraq (news - web sites)'s prime minister warned the "window is closing" to avert an offensive.
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Originally Posted by FUNKED1
God bless 'em, good luck. To both our soldiers and any Iraqi people who didn't get out of town.
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Originally Posted by dub2w
Iraqi men under the age of 45 were blocked from leaving FYI.
EDIT: Waiting for dub2w to ask why.
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
I guess those 80 year old men are killer...
The bottom line is that you can't take anymore chance on letting any insurgents -or- known members of terrorist cells get away through a loose border. That's how this problem started... we had inadequate security on the borders of Iraq that led to the migration of terrorists into Fallujah.
I suppose you'd let them leave right, Unregistered?! It honestly seems like you're Fallujah sympathizer when this city is known for it's extremely hostile population. Why is that?
Sorry to break it to you but by taking out one city is not going to change the landscape of whats going on. Also your killing fathers and grandfathers, because Im sure not everyone above 45 years old is a insurgents. So killing the innocent. Good job create more hate.
And don't be stupid with your comments. Im sure im supporting the Iraqies to kill more US troops, yep thats me. Don't act like a moron.
And don't be stupid with your comments. Im sure im supporting the Iraqies to kill more US troops, yep thats me. Don't act like a moron.
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Some of you seem incapable of even considering.....
How would you feel if a foreign army tried to "liberate" the town you live in?
We have done everything we set out to do in Iraq-
We took Hussein out of power
We found they didn't have any WMD.
We committed war crimes in acheiving those goals, so why stop now?
How would you feel if a foreign army tried to "liberate" the town you live in?
We have done everything we set out to do in Iraq-
We took Hussein out of power
We found they didn't have any WMD.
We committed war crimes in acheiving those goals, so why stop now?
Originally Posted by Unregistered
Its already in ALL OF IRAQ! They don't see us as liberators duh! Have you not been keeping up at all with what has been going on there?!
But seriously, Fallujah and the Sunni triangle are where virtually all of the violence is happening, and for good reason: They hate the Shi'ite population, and the U.S. in setting up a democratic government will (and already has) give the Shi'ite a voice. The Sunni also happen to be closer to Bin Laden in ideology, which is why Zarqawi and pals are doing what they're doing. Smashing Fallujah and capturing the leaders of the Sunni terror cells could change a whole lot.
Oh so the international media is just biased and so are most of our media that say's that they do not see us as liberaters? Yep you have the magic-ignore-everyone who has a different oppinion than you. Oh and you know they are all over Iraq? It isn't just isolated to one or two areas.
Originally Posted by Unregistered
Oh so the international media is just biased and so are most of our media that say's that they do not see us as liberaters? Yep you have the magic-ignore-everyone who has a different oppinion than you. Oh and you know they are all over Iraq? It isn't just isolated to one or two areas.
The media isn't lying, but it is only reporting casualties. You don't see any stories about Marines smashing an enemy position, or capturing some terrorists, etc. And it's not because it doesn't happen. It's because the media focuses on casualties, ieJessica Lynch types, more than it does on Audie Murphey types.
As for the spread of the violence, yes...it's mainly in the Sunni areas. The Shi'ite are starting to fall in quite nicely, ever since the Al Sadr faction was pacified.


