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2004-04-01 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by snellenr 2004-04-01 9:53:26 AM|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Who would have thought that sweet little old Peggy could be so merciless?!
She gives we Bellicose Womenâ¢ a good name!

Posted by Jen 2004-04-01 10:13:46 AM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2004-04-01 10:13:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 It is important that Iraqis themselves--pro-peace and pro-democracy Iraqis who are attempting to build a new government--come forward to denounce what happened in Fallujah.

Query: Has any of the Iraqi 'leaders' and 'Clerics' done so?

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-04-01 10:17:47 AM|| 2004-04-01 10:17:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 CF -- part of the problem is that our press would regard any who do condemn the Beasts of Fallujah as being "sellouts" and would refuse to carry their comments.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-04-01 10:28:00 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-04-01 10:28:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I said yesterday that the bridge must come down - NOW. Fallujah needs a big lesson from the Cluebatâ¢. Now that the moment has passed I hate those cheering little f*&kers even more than I did yesterday

Posted by Frank G 2004-04-01 10:36:07 AM|| 2004-04-01 10:36:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 RC is correct.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-04-01 10:50:38 AM|| 2004-04-01 10:50:38 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 There are times when the rules of civilization are a terrible constraint. It would be more satisfying to line the streets with crucified malefactors in Roman fashion and let the ravens pick them clean. Nevertheless, I have no doubts they will find there is no worse enemy than a US Marine.

Posted by RWV 2004-04-01 11:25:36 AM|| 2004-04-01 11:25:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Peggy Noonan is a treasure. It is time to kick ass and take names. Semper Fi!

Posted by Sgt.DT 2004-04-01 12:08:48 PM|| 2004-04-01 12:08:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 to line the streets with crucified malefactors

I prefer building a new Hanging Garden of Babylon.

Posted by Shipman 2004-04-01 12:17:04 PM|| 2004-04-01 12:17:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Shipman, Hang them from the bridge (isn't death by hanging dishonorable in Islam?) then take out the bridge..... and several surrounding city blocks....

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-04-01 1:05:54 PM|| 2004-04-01 1:05:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 So they brought food to Fallujah? I'd say it's to dangerous to bring food to Fallujah. For anyone. For quite some time.

Just stop anyone who brings food to Fallujah. It's just too dangerous.

Posted by True German Ally 2004-04-01 1:38:14 PM|| 2004-04-01 1:38:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 This may have been mentioned yesterday, but . . . if these bastards posed for the cameras, why the hell didn't the camera crew do something to stop them? Don't know about anyone else, but I'm not sure I'd want to go into the country as a reporter without arming myself with something, given the way things are. (Do the rules prohibit this?) Or were they just too scared? This is a truly terrible thing, but the way it's no doubt going to be cited - as an example of "how bad things are in Iraq" - is even more terrible.

Posted by The Doctor 2004-04-01 2:17:54 PM|| 2004-04-01 2:17:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 The Iraqi Islamotwerps believe that any food that comes their way is completely deserved, and is a pittance compared to the life they have lost since Sadaam is gone, so they don't care about it. Their interpretation of yesterday's events: "Ha, ha. We torched the Americans! Zionist, American, Jew foreigners--bad. Us good." To them, showing restraint is tantamount to admitting weakness.

Another thought--they want Fallujah to be a "graveyard for Americans." Sounds good. Let's level it and turn the whole area into a giant cemetary guarded by USMC. It will make our job disposing of the remains of such miscreants so much easier.

"How many do you have there."

"Twenty dead Iraqi insurgents, sir."

"Okay. Fallujah, sector twenty-nine."

We wouldn't even have to plant grass or anything.

Posted by ex-lib 2004-04-01 2:34:15 PM|| 2004-04-01 2:34:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Couple of points:

1. It is by no means "too late" to exact retribution on the Beasts and their supporters. True, a strike on the bridge immediately would have been great, but remember these were civilians: they may not have been able to communicate what was happening to the military in real time. The key thing is not to pull a Mogadishu. It doesn't matter if we hit them tomorrow or next week. What matters is that we hit them very, very hard.

As to the questions about the camera crew from The Doctor, I think the answer is obvious: they were an enemy camera crew from an Arab TV station. They are IN LEAGUE with the enemy, they don't have to worry about getting hurt and they're certainly not going to oppose butchery like this. They ENJOYED filming it.

Posted by RMcLeod 2004-04-01 2:44:10 PM|| 2004-04-01 2:44:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 TGA - The entities providing food for all of the cities in the Sunni Triangle would be right and proper and morally correct to withdraw to Cyprus - don't you think? The Fallujans and citizenry of the other Sunni Triangle cities must show up there to collect their food. I think this response follows the best model as demonstrated by our moral betters.

Posted by .com 2004-04-01 3:16:28 PM|| 2004-04-01 3:16:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 RMcLeod raises a good point - We'll go on the offense when we see fit. Gen Conway is one savvy guy. Maybe we're just waiting for things to die down a bit, then in the middle of the night some weeks from now various males of Fallujah between ages 20-40 just disapear. Also, without rhyme or reason to the locals - sections of buildings get cordoned off and searched by battalion level ops. Known derelict and abandoned building are inexplicably razed by hellfire missiles. Food shortages and power outages become the norm. Local head honchos disapear. Marine combat engineers blow the bridge. The infidel Marines blair their heavy metal music from humvees and LAV's every night into the city from 2310 to 0911 in the morning. I would mentally skull fuck & physically exhaust these fuckers until they get the picture that they are no longer running the show.

Posted by Jarhead 2004-04-01 3:52:54 PM|| 2004-04-01 3:52:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 This may have been mentioned yesterday, but . . . if these bastards posed for the cameras, why the hell didn't the camera crew do something to stop them?

I heard the camera crew was from al'Jazeera. They almost certainly knew about the ambush before it happened. Heck, they probably filmed the ambush being set up and supplied both the gasoline and rope for the following barbarity.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-04-01 3:55:14 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-04-01 3:55:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 .com, obviously the citizen of Fallujah don't want food from us... should we really force them to accept it?

Cyprus is really nice in spring.

Posted by True German Ally 2004-04-01 4:32:13 PM|| 2004-04-01 4:32:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 TGA - lol! I *snicker* agree wholeheartedly! Let them eat ~~cake~~ fallafel, lol! I love the quote:
"Life is hard. It's a lot harder if you're stupid."

I offer the following as appropriate to tack on to the end:
"But it's incredibly frustrating if you're not!"

Re: Cyprus - Do they have "cherry blossom" time there, as well? If not, they should contact the Japanese - good plant stock is prolly available -- and a proper attitude and appreciation of this event is paramount!

Posted by .com 2004-04-01 4:42:35 PM|| 2004-04-01 4:42:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 cut their f***ing power, water, food til they throw the dead bodies of the cockroaches out who did it.

Posted by anymouse 2004-04-01 5:16:24 PM|| 2004-04-01 5:16:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 Oh Cyprus has almond blossom, orange blossom... I'm sure there's a lot of blossom there.

They also have the very pretty and rare butterflies. I think the UN, the NGOs and relief organizations should really do more to protect those butterflies. There is that very very rare and elusive Fallujah Monarch. We should really do more to protect it.

I think in ten years or so some UN bureaucrat can investigate why papers got all messed up and all the aid to help Fallujah ended up in Cyprus, to protect the Fallujah Monarch.

I'm sure we can work out a nice apology for the slim peaceful citizens of Fallujah, too. In due time.

Until then, let them call Kimmy for those delicious tree bark recipes. Oh they don't have trees in Fallujah?

You should have thought about it before you hang people who bring you food on bridges, folks.

Posted by True German Ally 2004-04-01 6:02:04 PM|| 2004-04-01 6:02:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 TGA - ROFLMAO!!! Brought tears to my eyes! Lol!

Posted by .com 2004-04-01 6:20:46 PM|| 2004-04-01 6:20:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 'Anymouse "19"', Even I can't imagine what the US Coalition would do if we cut off they're water and lights to 'flush' the bad guys out!! What if 90 to 95 percent of the men and women and children protested and stormed the "skirmish Line" in revolt? We'd have to kill hundreds of thousands within minutes or back up like 'crabs in a pot'!! Who would make that call...Whew.

Posted by smn 2004-04-01 10:23:06 PM|| 2004-04-01 10:23:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 Cyprus in the springtime...this year might not be so nice with all the rain, damn mosquitoes, but it is generally nice here. Good rock climbing too, provided you don't break your ankle, check the latest on my link if interested. On topic, a MOAB wouldn't make me shed a tear.

Posted by hairofthedawg 2004-04-01 11:36:01 PM|| [http://www.wildwoodrugby.com] 2004-04-01 11:36:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#24 Lake Fallujah has a nice ring to it. If you didn't bother to notify the residents before you created it, my heart wouldn't break.

Posted by tu3031 2004-04-01 11:53:35 PM|| 2004-04-01 11:53:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#25 Instead of destroying the bridge, why not rename it the "Sunni Bridge of Shame"? Convert the bridge to a toll bridge and use the tolls to pay Fallujah blood money to the survivors of those killed and mutilated there. Humiliate the city over this outrage.

Posted by GK 2004-04-02 12:42:19 AM|| 2004-04-02 12:42:19 AM|| Front Page Top

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