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warch · 09-14-2004, 01:18 PM

here is the thing - we weren't there.

here's the other thing- We are responsible for their actions. We fund it, we select leadership who design policies, give orders and we take responsibilty for their actions by holding them accountable. So its our duty to at least try to understand what is going on and participate by helping make the best decisions and correcting misdirection. At least try to be aware of all who are dying on your dime. This is urban guerilla warfare. This is the messy situation everyone was worried about when Baghdad was invaded. We arent facing a uniformed opposing army. And it certainly favors the insurgents.

I happened to read this today, From the Washington Post: A returning Marine corps Lt General Conway blasted the orders he was given by Sanchez and the Adminstration to pull Marines and send in the make-shift "Fallujah Brigade" when things got tense back in April. It served to create a robust no-go zone, aided by a lot of useful US gear.

Eventually, the 800 AK-47 assault rifles, 27 pickup trucks and 50 radios the Marines gave the brigade wound up in the hands of the insurgents, according to Marine officers. Marines manning a checkpoint on the city's eastern fringe were shot at by gunmen wearing Fallujah Brigade uniforms.

09-14-2004, 01:18 PM	#21
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	here is the thing - we weren't there. here's the other thing- We are responsible for their actions. We fund it, we select leadership who design policies, give orders and we take responsibilty for their actions by holding them accountable. So its our duty to at least try to understand what is going on and participate by helping make the best decisions and correcting misdirection. At least try to be aware of all who are dying on your dime. This is urban guerilla warfare. This is the messy situation everyone was worried about when Baghdad was invaded. We arent facing a uniformed opposing army. And it certainly favors the insurgents. I happened to read this today, From the Washington Post: A returning Marine corps Lt General Conway blasted the orders he was given by Sanchez and the Adminstration to pull Marines and send in the make-shift "Fallujah Brigade" when things got tense back in April. It served to create a robust no-go zone, aided by a lot of useful US gear. Eventually, the 800 AK-47 assault rifles, 27 pickup trucks and 50 radios the Marines gave the brigade wound up in the hands of the insurgents, according to Marine officers. Marines manning a checkpoint on the city's eastern fringe were shot at by gunmen wearing Fallujah Brigade uniforms.