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2003-07-17 Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2003-07-17 2:48:34 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Zero freedom of movement. Curfews. New ID cards. Fortress Baghdad. Now let's make it happen.

Posted by Rafael 2003-7-17 5:22:20 AM|| 2003-7-17 5:22:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Rafael - Yours sure looks like the best approach. As it appears, now, we have nothing left to lose and a lot to gain by choking off any resupply of arms and idiots. Do we have enough boots? I dunno. I still favor adding to your recipe a no-BS, no-warning, complete sweep. One warning - then shoot to kill would be the ROE. Purpose is to collect the arms. All of them. Except only shopkeepers and similar - and they only get shotguns. Police take over afterwards and should be armed to the teeth and wired to each other in a modern combat comm net for rapid-response mutual support. 6 months of lockdown ought to be worth a few years of peace - if they don't become complacent and let their guard down. Mebbe even send people to Israel for training in this type of policing - they sure have the most practical applicable experience. If Iraqis went, too - now wouldn't THAT be an eye-opener! Of course, it would invite more stupidity - so nix the Iraqis going anywhere.

Posted by PD 2003-7-17 11:12:57 AM|| 2003-7-17 11:12:57 AM|| Front Page Top

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