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2003-11-18 Iraq

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Posted by Paul Moloney 2003-11-18 12:20:11 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 In his speech in Rochester yesterday, Dick Cheney said "In a methodical, businesslike manner, Cheney labeled Saddam Hussein âone of the bloodiest dictators of the 20th centuryâ and maintained that, despite criticism to the contrary, Saddam cultivated weapons of mass destruction and deliberately gave support to terrorists.

âWe are aggressively striking the terrorists in Iraq because if we do that, we will not have to face them in the streets of our own cities,â said Cheney, drawing a round of applause.

Democrat & Chronicle

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2003-11-18 8:36:02 AM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2003-11-18 8:36:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 from the NYT (via Yahoo)

'In the interview, General Swannack drew a distinction between Ramadi, where, he said, the residents were largely cooperative, and Falluja, where, he said, they are not.

General Swannack said Falluja was nowhere near ready to be handed over to the Iraqi police. In discussing the guerrillas in Falluja, he said: "They can make it easy on themselves and tell us who the bums are, and we'll go search them out, or they will be subjected to some pain.

"But we are not going to tolerate attacks on coalition forces and people jumping for joy in the streets." '

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-11-18 9:35:50 AM|| 2003-11-18 9:35:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I agree w/OP - raze the city. Take hair, pictures and thumbprints of all and start up a database.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-11-18 11:28:30 AM|| 2003-11-18 11:28:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Insurgents should be classified in two catagories: Dead and soon to be dead.

Posted by Charles 2003-11-18 1:00:43 PM|| 2003-11-18 1:00:43 PM|| Front Page Top

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