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2004-04-19 Iraq-Jordan

U.S. Wins Fallujah Cease-Fire, Spokesman Senor Says

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Posted by Steve 2004-04-19 12:08:39 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 As President Reagan said, "Trust, but verify." The interesting part of this article is patrolling "alongside newly trained Iraqi security forces." How many were they able to find who are willing to shoot the bad guys (some of whom might even be Iraqi)? Hopefully none of our marines will be led into ambushes.

It would also be interesting to know what the consensus interpretation of "move to eliminate remaining foreign fighters, criminals, and drug users from the city" is.

Posted by RWV 2004-04-19 12:41:08 PM|| 2004-04-19 12:41:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 How many were they able to find who are willing to shoot the bad guys (some of whom might even be Iraqi)?

*cough*Kurds*cough*

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-04-19 12:44:55 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-04-19 12:44:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 And so the rank stench of hudna rises to assault my nose...

Posted by BH 2004-04-19 12:48:52 PM|| 2004-04-19 12:48:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Like the man said:

"Trust everybody - but cut the cards."

Posted by mojo 2004-04-19 1:15:24 PM|| 2004-04-19 1:15:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 There are two bttlns of Iraqis working with the Marines right now. As I've said before, far more Iraqis remained at their duty posts than not during this crisis.

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-04-19 1:39:32 PM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2004-04-19 1:39:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Speaking of verifying, now we get to verify the Al-Jazeera reports about the hundreds of women and children targeted by Marine snipers. A regular Jenin it was, to hear them tell it.

Posted by Matt 2004-04-19 1:44:59 PM|| 2004-04-19 1:44:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Matt, That is if we have the guts to exhume the graves which Al-jitzz and the others claim contain all the bodies. Its easy to make a field of just headstones.

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-04-19 3:02:39 PM|| 2004-04-19 3:02:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 The real interesting question is where is Zarqawi? There have been reports hes in Fallujah, ISTR. Watch for some kind of cordon to remain, even IF the ceasefire works.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-04-19 4:52:34 PM|| 2004-04-19 4:52:34 PM|| Front Page Top

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