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| Iraq |
| More festivities in Falluja |
| 2003-05-22 |
| Underscoring the struggle facing Baghdad's Anglo-American administration to stabilize postwar Iraq, gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades at a U.S. armored vehicle in the town of Falluja late on Wednesday. U.S. troops, responding to the fire, killed two Iraqis. The incident inflamed tensions in Falluja, where U.S. troops and local demonstrators clashed after the fall of Saddam Hussein last month and at least 15 Iraqis were killed. Sounds like Falluja needs cause/effect lesson Many Iraqis are impatient for the swift handover of power to a fully fledged Iraqi government, arguing that the power vacuum has delayed the rebuilding of infrastructure and contributed to the lawlessness that has terrorised residents. No, the infrastructure can't be rebuilt without a stable society, even if it has to come at the point of an M-16 On Wednesday the United States delayed steps toward choosing an interim Iraqi government, pushing back at least until mid-July a national conference to create a U.S.-supervised transitional authority. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #5 I agree, OP. One thing they understand and respect is strength. A demonstration of such seems sorely needed here. |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-05-22 12:14:11 |
| #4 Fajulla may be the best place for a new object lesson - total shutdown, similar to what Israel does to the West Bank and Gaza once in a while. Maybe they should learn that they won't be treated nicely unless they play nicely. Let them know, obliquely, that if that doesn't work, the US always has the option to expel them to Iran or Pakistan. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-05-22 10:54:24 |
| #3 The incident inflamed tensions in Falluja So first they were firing RPG's in a business-like manner, but when the ami's returned fire, they bacame inflamed? |
| Posted by: mastercard 2003-05-22 09:58:16 |
| #2 I'm very disappointed. I had thought the lethality of our modern weapons would have bagged more than 2 Iraqis if our men went on a "shooting spree". We're definitely not getting our tax dollars worth here! [/sarcasm] |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-05-22 09:50:56 |
| #1 LGF has an earlier version of the story, also from Reuters, that shows their bias: U.S. Troops on Shooting Spree After Attack in Iraq By Khaled Yaqoub Oweis FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - Gunmen fired anti-tank rockets at a U.S. armored vehicle in the tense Iraqi town of Falluja, sending U.S. troops into a shooting spree that killed two Iraqis, residents said on Thursday |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-05-22 09:44:59 |