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Locobot · 10-26-2004, 04:42 AM

Let's remember here that looting was initially encouraged by U.S. forces. It was seen as evidence of the disintigration of S. Hussein's Iraqi army, and perhaps it was. This was top-down policy delivered from the Department of Defense, President Bush's DoD. Now however, 1100+ U.S. casualties later, these policies are exposed as being extremely naieve.

I've read interviews with Fallujah insurgents that corroborate this story. There were U.S. forces guarding many Iraqi weapons depots but when looters came they were asked if they were "ali baba" and then waved through, with all the weapons they could carry. These are the same people killing Americans and the new Iraqi police and military.

10-26-2004, 04:42 AM	#59 (permalink)
Locobot is awesome!	Let's remember here that looting was initially encouraged by U.S. forces. It was seen as evidence of the disintigration of S. Hussein's Iraqi army, and perhaps it was. This was top-down policy delivered from the Department of Defense, President Bush's DoD. Now however, 1100+ U.S. casualties later, these policies are exposed as being extremely naieve. I've read interviews with Fallujah insurgents that corroborate this story. There were U.S. forces guarding many Iraqi weapons depots but when looters came they were asked if they were "ali baba" and then waved through, with all the weapons they could carry. These are the same people killing Americans and the new Iraqi police and military.