Captain’s Quarters has the right idea about our reaction to the horrible events in Fallujah today. The Iraqi insurgents are deliberately trying to force the Americans into leaving by whatever methods they have. Instead of provoking a cowardly response, now is the time to break their backs. As the Captain recommends:
In 1993, when minions of the local warlord did much the same thing in Mogadishu, the US turned tail and ran out of Somalia as fast as it was able. That incident instructed Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, and every foe of the US that Americans could not bear casualties in any conflict — that the US was nothing more than a paper tiger, unwilling and unable to stomach real battle. Create a disgusting enough spectacle and the Yanks would get out.
We cannot afford to have that happen again. This is what needs to happen in Fallujah: seal the town off, go house to house, tear the place apart looking for the terrorists who did this, making sure that the process is as uncomfortable as possible. Demolish houses where contraband weapons are found. If people put up an armed resistance, kill them. Leave no doubt as to our intentions and our will to prevail.
If they want to send a message by stringing up the bodies of Americans on their bridges, we can send a message that we won’t be stopped. We’d better do it now, while they’re paying attention.
Personally, I’d take the militants bodies, sow them up in pigskins, and leave them to rot in the middle of town. If the insurgents want hell we should be give it to them.
Whatever they do, they need to do it in front of the populace so that they get the message. Forget fear of God; these people need a fear of the United States.
I sure you all know the political cost of such a move. In a day where we are having investigations that Bush acted too little. This move would repaint Bush as Acting too zealous agaist the Iragi people. That will refocus the political attack machines on the issue of Bush the Opressor again.
I understand the need to not straightjack or forces in Iraqi , but the responce should be proportional. We shouldn’t be in the business of tearing down homes needlessly, massacering our opposition, and publicly displaying the dead bodies of our enemies. That is what we despise about primitive nature of the insurgants.
Our surgical strikes, couter-terrorism, bounties, and searches have been successful up till now in keeping the worst of our enemies from plowing us over. We just need to step that up.
Forget fear of God; these people need a fear of the United States.
You know, cuz ruling with fear is the American way, right?
“cuz ruling with fear is the American way, right?”
I don’t know what the point of this comment is other than to be obtuse.
The Hussein followers and dead-enders need to know they will be annihilated if they attack Americans or other coalition members. It’s that simple.
The Hussein followers and dead-enders
Oh, is that who you were talking about? Because you said “the populace”. Maybe you could work on being a little more precise in terms of who you’d like to slaughter like pigs, ok?
-“Because you said “the populace” Maybe you could work on being a little more precise in terms of who you’d like to slaughter like pigs, ok?”
You need to heed Jay’s advice and proofread. I said the populace needs to witness the United States’ serious response towards the savages that kill Americans and coalition members. I said nothing of retaliating against the populace.
Wanting something to fit your worldview is no reason to put words in others’ mouths.
You need to heed Jay’s advice and proofread.
Hang on a second, chief. Here’s what you said:
Whatever they do, they need to do it in front of the populace so that they get the message. Forget fear of God; these people need a fear of the United States.
Now pardon me, but aren’t you saying that you want the populace to have a fear of the United States? It seems pretty clear to me. Now, if that’s not what you meant, then why not take a little of your own advice and proofread next time?
Didn’t we go to war partly to free a populace from living in fear? I’m kind of disgusted that what you really wanted was to replace their fear of Saddam with a fear of us.
I now believe you enjoy being obtuse. You said in your previous post that I need to be more clear on who I wanted to “slaughter like pigs,” claiming that you thought I meant the “populace.” You were wrong and changed the subject. I’ll explain it one more time.
The people of Fallujah need to see the reprisals against those who slaughtered and defiled the American contractors so that no-one gets any ideas of following in their brothers’ footsteps.
After watching you play games with a serious argument, I really couldn’t care less how disgusted you are.