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2004-06-27 Iraq-Jordan

New Iraqi police fight US troops who trained them

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Posted by tipper 2004-06-27 10:16:22 AM|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 nice guys. Kill.Them.

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-27 10:31:48 AM|| 2004-06-27 10:31:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Fight fire with fire. Find an iraqi in the police who is loyal to the iraq/US/coilition. Dress him up
like Omar and have him recruit insurgents like Omar. Give each of the recruits an AK-47 with a couple of rounds. Have the loyal iraqi drive the recruits somewhere where he then makes an excuse to leave for a second. US Marines kill recruits, all perfectly legal. Rinse and Repeat a few dozen times.
Make sure everything is caught on film and release films. The next disloyal iraqi police who tries this is killed by prospective recruits.

Posted by Anonymous5418 2004-06-27 11:06:17 AM|| 2004-06-27 11:06:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 This adds support to the argument that Fallujah should be leveled.

Posted by Canaveral Dan 2004-06-27 11:08:30 AM|| 2004-06-27 11:08:30 AM|| Front Page Top

It seems that Fallujah is being used as a Honey-Pot to give the Islamist Fighters a base. The marines could have leveled this city months ago but didn't because of a political decision. At the time there was a alliance forming between the Mahdi Army and the Sunni's in Fallujah. Two months later the Mahdi Army has been defeated leaving only Fallujah. Attacks throughout the country are now emanating from this city. There is clarity as to who is responsible. Every time there is a terrorist attack in other cities, Fallujah will now be blamed.

Maybe the political decision that was made was to let the Islamist become there own worst enemy.

Posted by ZoGg 2004-06-27 11:23:16 AM|| [http://www.americanintelligence.us] 2004-06-27 11:23:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 You got it exactly right Zog. The honeypot strategy has been proven to work elsewhere. Create a false "safe haven," concentrate the bad guys, then wipe them out. This isn't accidental.

Posted by RMcLeod 2004-06-27 2:18:58 PM|| 2004-06-27 2:18:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Fallujah is not going to be a healthy place to be come Thursday. I don't think that Alawi is of a mind to let Fallujah become the starting point of a Baathist takeover. Fallujah is going to become a parking lot and the new Iraqi government is going to be driving the bulldozers.

Posted by RWV 2004-06-27 3:08:24 PM|| 2004-06-27 3:08:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Fallujah could be a honeypot I suppose, but my first reaction to this is one of incredulity.

I really hope there is a reckoning, and that all these 'resistance' fighters are shown no mercy.

Posted by Tony (UK) 2004-06-27 3:13:24 PM|| 2004-06-27 3:13:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 The Fallujah truce made sense. In retrospect, the theme seems to have been to fight one (Sadr's men), hold one (Fallujah's forces), since there was no particular hurry about finishing either off - they get weaker every day as they run out of funds (through making payroll) and weaponry (through weapons cache discoveries by coalition forces). Now that Sadr is pretty much a spent force, it's time to take another look at Fallujah.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-06-27 4:47:51 PM|| [http://www.polipundit.com] 2004-06-27 4:47:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 I hope,when they are caught,these bastards are given summury execution.

Posted by Raptor 2004-06-27 6:32:12 PM|| 2004-06-27 6:32:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 In a way its good we left the situation as it is. Let the Iraqis deal with Fallujah. They won't make the mistake of showing mercy to the cruel.

Posted by mhw 2004-06-27 8:09:57 PM|| 2004-06-27 8:09:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Create a false "safe haven," concentrate the bad guys, then wipe them out.

A little weak on the "wipe them out" step. Otherwise, good plan.

Posted by Rafael 2004-06-27 11:41:07 PM|| 2004-06-27 11:41:07 PM|| Front Page Top

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